Hostilius

See also: hostilius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hosˈtiː.li.us/, [hɔs̠ˈt̪iːlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /osˈti.li.us/, [osˈt̪iːlius]

Proper noun

Hostīlius m sg (genitive Hostīliī or Hostīlī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Hostus Hostilius, a Roman nobleman
   2. Tullus Hostilius, king of Rome

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hostīlius
genitive	Hostīliī Hostīlī1
dative	Hostīliō
accusative	Hostīlium
ablative	Hostīliō
vocative	Hostīlī

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

Derived terms

• Hostīlia

Adjective

Hostīlius (feminine Hostīlia, neuter Hostīlium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Hostīlius.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Hostīlius	Hostīlia	Hostīlium		Hostīliī	Hostīliae	Hostīlia
genitive	Hostīliī	Hostīliae	Hostīliī		Hostīliōrum	Hostīliārum	Hostīliōrum
dative	Hostīliō	Hostīliae	Hostīliō		Hostīliīs
accusative	Hostīlium	Hostīliam	Hostīlium		Hostīliōs	Hostīliās	Hostīlia
ablative	Hostīliō	Hostīliā	Hostīliō		Hostīliīs
vocative	Hostīlie	Hostīlia	Hostīlium		Hostīliī	Hostīliae	Hostīlia

References

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