Megellus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈɡel.lus/, [mɛˈɡɛlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈd͡ʒel.lus/, [meˈd͡ʒɛlːus]
Proper noun edit
Megellus m sg (genitive Megellī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Postumius Megellus, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Megellus |
| Genitive | Megellī |
| Dative | Megellō |
| Accusative | Megellum |
| Ablative | Megellō |
| Vocative | Megelle |
References edit
- “Megellus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray