Megellus
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /meˈɡel.lus/, [mɛˈɡɛlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈd͡ʒel.lus/, [meˈd͡ʒɛlːus]
Proper noun
editMegellus m sg (genitive Megellī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Postumius Megellus, a Roman consul
Declension
editSecond-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