Metellus
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See also: metellus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From metellus (“hired servant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /meˈtel.lus/, [mɛˈt̪ɛlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈtel.lus/, [meˈt̪ɛlːus]
Proper noun
[edit]Metellus m sg (genitive Metellī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus, a Roman consul
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Metellus |
Genitive | Metellī |
Dative | Metellō |
Accusative | Metellum |
Ablative | Metellō |
Vocative | Metelle |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Metellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Metellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.