Quinctilius
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Apparently from Quīnctulus, Quīntulus (“little Quīntus”) + -ius, from quīnctus, quīntus (“fifth”) + -ulus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷiːnkˈti.li.us/, [kʷiːŋkˈt̪ɪlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwinkˈti.li.us/, [kwiŋkˈt̪iːlius]
Proper noun edit
Quīnctilius m sg (genitive Quīnctiliī or Quīnctilī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Quinctilius Varus, a Roman governor
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Quīnctilius |
| Genitive | Quīnctiliī Quīnctilī1 |
| Dative | Quīnctiliō |
| Accusative | Quīnctilium |
| Ablative | Quīnctiliō |
| Vocative | Quīnctilī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Quintilius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Quintilius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.