Turpilius

Latin

Etymology

From turpis (“ugly”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /turˈpi.li.us/, [t̪ʊrˈpɪlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /turˈpi.li.us/, [t̪urˈpiːlius]

Proper noun

Turpilius m sg (genitive Turpiliī or Turpilī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Sextus Turpilius, a Roman writer

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Turpilius
Genitive	Turpiliī Turpilī1
Dative	Turpiliō
Accusative	Turpilium
Ablative	Turpiliō
Vocative	Turpilī

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

Derived terms

• Turpilia
• Turpiliānus

References

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