Maelius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmae̯.li.us/, [ˈmäe̯lʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.li.us/, [ˈmɛːlius]
Proper noun edit
Maelius m sg (genitive Maeliī or Maelī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Spurius Maelius, a Roman merchant, also one Quintus Maelius mentioned in Livy 9.8.13.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Maelius |
| Genitive | Maeliī Maelī1 |
| Dative | Maeliō |
| Accusative | Maelium |
| Ablative | Maeliō |
| Vocative | Maelī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Maelius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Maelius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.