Silicius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from silex (“flint”) + -ius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /siˈli.ki.us/, [s̠ɪˈlʲɪkiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈli.t͡ʃi.us/, [siˈliːt͡ʃius]
Proper noun edit
Silicius m sg (genitive Siliciī or Silicī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Silicius Coronas, a Roman senator
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Silicius |
| Genitive | Siliciī Silicī1 |
| Dative | Siliciō |
| Accusative | Silicium |
| Ablative | Siliciō |
| Vocative | Silicī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “P. Silicius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray