Salii
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”).
Noun edit
Salii pl (plural only)
- (historical) The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.
Hyponyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin Salii (“the Salians”), from Sala (“the Ijssel River”) + -ius (“forming adjectives”), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to rush, to move quickly”).[1]
Noun edit
Salii pl (plural only)
- (historical, dated) Synonym of Salians, the Salian people, especially in ancient Roman contexts.
References edit
- ^ J. de Vries, Etymologisch woordenboek. Utrecht: Het Spectrum, 1959
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.lii̯/, [ˈs̠älʲɪi̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.lij/, [ˈsäːlij]
Etymology 1 edit
From salīre (“to leap, to jump”) + -īus (“-y: forming adjectives”).
Proper noun edit
Saliī m pl (genitive Saliōrum); second declension
- (historical) Salii, the priests of Mars Gradivus in Rome
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Saliī |
Genitive | Saliōrum |
Dative | Saliīs |
Accusative | Saliōs |
Ablative | Saliīs |
Vocative | Saliī |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Sala (“the Ijssel River”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to rush, to move quickly”).
Proper noun edit
Saliī m pl (genitive Saliōrum); second declension
- (historical) Salii, Salians, people living near the river Ijssel in antiquity
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Saliī |
Genitive | Saliōrum |
Dative | Saliīs |
Accusative | Saliōs |
Ablative | Saliīs |
Vocative | Saliī |