Latin

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Etymology

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From vitellus (young calf) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vitellius m sg (genitive Vitelliī or Vitellī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Vitellius, a Roman emperor

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Vitellius
Genitive Vitelliī
Vitellī1
Dative Vitelliō
Accusative Vitellium
Ablative Vitelliō
Vocative Vitellī

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

Derived terms

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Adjective

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Vitellius (feminine Vitellia, neuter Vitellium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Vitellia.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Vitellius Vitellia Vitellium Vitelliī Vitelliae Vitellia
Genitive Vitelliī Vitelliae Vitelliī Vitelliōrum Vitelliārum Vitelliōrum
Dative Vitelliō Vitelliō Vitelliīs
Accusative Vitellium Vitelliam Vitellium Vitelliōs Vitelliās Vitellia
Ablative Vitelliō Vitelliā Vitelliō Vitelliīs
Vocative Vitellie Vitellia Vitellium Vitelliī Vitelliae Vitellia

References

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