Vestilius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯esˈti.li.us/, [u̯ɛs̠ˈt̪ɪlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vesˈti.li.us/, [vesˈt̪iːlius]
Proper noun[edit]
Vestilius m sg (genitive Vestiliī or Vestilī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Sextus Vestilius, a Roman praetor
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Vestilius |
Genitive | Vestiliī Vestilī1 |
Dative | Vestiliō |
Accusative | Vestilium |
Ablative | Vestiliō |
Vocative | Vestilī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- “Vesti'lius, Sex.”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray