Pacilius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Pacilus (“a Roman cognomen”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paˈki.li.us/, [päˈkɪlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈt͡ʃi.li.us/, [päˈt͡ʃiːlius]
Proper noun
editPacilius m sg (genitive Paciliī or Pacilī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Pacilius, a Roman man mentioned by Cicero
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Pacilius |
Genitive | Paciliī Pacilī1 |
Dative | Paciliō |
Accusative | Pacilium |
Ablative | Paciliō |
Vocative | Pacilī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- “M. Pacilius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray