Aquilius

Latin

Alternative forms

• Aquillius

Etymology

From aquila (“eagle”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈkʷi.li.us/, [äˈkʷɪlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈkwi.li.us/, [äˈkwiːlius]

Proper noun

Aquilius m sg (genitive Aquiliī or Aquilī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Aquillius Tuscus, a Roman consul
   2. Gaius Aquillius Florus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Aquilius
genitive	Aquiliī Aquilī1
dative	Aquiliō
accusative	Aquilium
ablative	Aquiliō
vocative	Aquilī

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

Derived terms

• Aquilia
• Aquiliānus

Adjective

Aquilius (feminine Aquilia, neuter Aquilium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Aquilia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Aquilius	Aquilia	Aquilium		Aquiliī	Aquiliae	Aquilia
genitive	Aquiliī	Aquiliae	Aquiliī		Aquiliōrum	Aquiliārum	Aquiliōrum
dative	Aquiliō	Aquiliae	Aquiliō		Aquiliīs
accusative	Aquilium	Aquiliam	Aquilium		Aquiliōs	Aquiliās	Aquilia
ablative	Aquiliō	Aquiliā	Aquiliō		Aquiliīs
vocative	Aquilie	Aquilia	Aquilium		Aquiliī	Aquiliae	Aquilia

References

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