Laetilius
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Latin
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Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from laetus (“glad, happy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /lae̯ˈtiː.li.us/, [ɫ̪äe̯ˈt̪iːlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈti.li.us/, [leˈt̪iːlius]
Proper noun
[edit]Laetīlius m sg (genitive Laetīliī or Laetīlī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
- Laetilius, the tabellarius of Verres
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Laetīlius |
| Genitive | Laetīliī Laetīlī1 |
| Dative | Laetīliō |
| Accusative | Laetīlium |
| Ablative | Laetīliō |
| Vocative | Laetīlī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “Laetilius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray