Caecilius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From caecus (“blind”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kae̯ˈki.li.us/, [käe̯ˈkɪlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃi.li.us/, [t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃiːlius]
Proper noun edit
Caecilius m (genitive Caeciliī or Caecilī, feminine Caecilia); second declension
- The name of a Roman gens.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Caecilius | Caeciliī |
| Genitive | Caeciliī Caecilī1 |
Caeciliōrum |
| Dative | Caeciliō | Caeciliīs |
| Accusative | Caecilium | Caeciliōs |
| Ablative | Caeciliō | Caeciliīs |
| Vocative | Caecilī | Caeciliī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Caecilius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Caecilius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.