Asellius

Latin

Etymology

From asellus (“small or young donkey”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈsel.li.us/, [äˈs̠ɛlːʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈsel.li.us/, [äˈs̬ɛlːius]

Proper noun

Asellius m sg (genitive Aselliī or Asellī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Asellius Sabinus, a Roman writer

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Asellius
Genitive	Aselliī Asellī1
Dative	Aselliō
Accusative	Asellium
Ablative	Aselliō
Vocative	Asellī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• Asellius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.