Turpilius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom turpis (“ugly”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /turˈpi.li.us/, [t̪ʊrˈpɪlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /turˈpi.li.us/, [t̪urˈpiːlius]
Proper noun
editTurpilius m sg (genitive Turpiliī or Turpilī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Sextus Turpilius, a Roman writer
Declension
editSecond-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
editReferences
edit- “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.