Vestilius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯esˈti.li.us/, [u̯ɛs̠ˈt̪ɪlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vesˈti.li.us/, [vesˈt̪iːlius]
Proper noun edit
Vestilius m sg (genitive Vestiliī or Vestilī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Sextus Vestilius, a Roman praetor
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Vestilius |
| Genitive | Vestiliī Vestilī1 |
| Dative | Vestiliō |
| Accusative | Vestilium |
| Ablative | Vestiliō |
| Vocative | Vestilī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Vesti'lius, Sex.”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray