Cantilius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kanˈti.li.us/, [kän̪ˈt̪ɪlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kanˈti.li.us/, [kän̪ˈt̪iːlius]

Proper noun

Cantilius m sg (genitive Cantiliī or Cantilī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Lucius Cantilius, a Roman secretary

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cantilius
Genitive	Cantiliī Cantilī1
Dative	Cantiliō
Accusative	Cantilium
Ablative	Cantiliō
Vocative	Cantilī

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

References

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