Laelius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.li.us/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯lʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.li.us/, [ˈlɛːlius]
Proper noun
editLaelius m (genitive Laeliī or Laelī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-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)