Popilius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /poˈpi.li.us/, [pɔˈpɪlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /poˈpi.li.us/, [poˈpiːlius]

Proper noun

Popilius m sg (genitive Popiliī or Popilī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Marcus Popilius Laenas, a Roman consul
   2. Marcus Popilius Laenas, a different Roman consul with the same name

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Popilius
Genitive	Popiliī Popilī1
Dative	Popiliō
Accusative	Popilium
Ablative	Popiliō
Vocative	Popilī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• Popilia
• Forum Popilii

References

• “Popilius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Popilius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.