Pilius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.li.us/, [ˈpiːlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.li.us/, [ˈpiːlius]

Proper noun

Pīlius m sg (genitive Pīliī or Pīlī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pīlius
genitive	Pīliī Pīlī1
dative	Pīliō
accusative	Pīlium
ablative	Pīliō
vocative	Pīlī

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

Derived terms

• Pīlia

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

• Pilienė, Piliūtė
• Pilypas

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek masculine name Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “fond of horses”).

Proper noun

Pilius ?

1. a surname

Derived terms

• (Surnames:) Piliukas, Pilukas
• (Given names) Pilypas, Pijušas, Pijus