Laelius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.li.us/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯lʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.li.us/, [ˈlɛːlius]
Proper noun edit
Laelius m (genitive Laeliī or Laelī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Laelius | Laeliī |
| Genitive | Laeliī Laelī1 |
Laeliōrum |
| Dative | Laeliō | Laeliīs |
| Accusative | Laelium | Laeliōs |
| Ablative | Laeliō | Laeliīs |
| Vocative | Laelī | Laeliī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants edit
- Ancient Greek: Λαίλιος (Laílios)
References edit
- “Laelius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Laelius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Laelius” on page 1096/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)