Laetilius
Latin
editEtymology
editUltimately from laetus (“glad, happy”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /lae̯ˈtiː.li.us/, [ɫ̪äe̯ˈt̪iːlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈti.li.us/, [leˈt̪iːlius]
Proper noun
editLaetīlius m sg (genitive Laetīliī or Laetīlī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
- Laetilius, the tabellarius of Verres
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Laetīlius |
Genitive | Laetīliī Laetīlī1 |
Dative | Laetīliō |
Accusative | Laetīlium |
Ablative | Laetīliō |
Vocative | Laetīlī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- “Laetilius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray