Hortalus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhor.ta.lus/, [ˈhɔrt̪äɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.ta.lus/, [ˈɔrt̪älus]

Proper noun

Hortalus m sg (genitive Hortalī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Quintus Hortensius Hortalus, a Roman orator

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hortalus
Genitive	Hortalī
Dative	Hortalō
Accusative	Hortalum
Ablative	Hortalō
Vocative	Hortale

References

• “Hortalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hortalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.