Rupilius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ruˈpi.li.us/, [rʊˈpɪlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ruˈpi.li.us/, [ruˈpiːlius]

Proper noun

Rupilius m sg (genitive Rupiliī or Rupilī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Publius Rupilius, a Roman politician

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Rupilius
genitive	Rupiliī Rupilī1
dative	Rupiliō
accusative	Rupilium
ablative	Rupiliō
vocative	Rupilī

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

Derived terms

• Rupilia

Adjective

Rupilius (feminine Rupilia, neuter Rupilium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Rupilia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Rupilius	Rupilia	Rupilium		Rupiliī	Rupiliae	Rupilia
genitive	Rupiliī	Rupiliae	Rupiliī		Rupiliōrum	Rupiliārum	Rupiliōrum
dative	Rupiliō	Rupiliae	Rupiliō		Rupiliīs
accusative	Rupilium	Rupiliam	Rupilium		Rupiliōs	Rupiliās	Rupilia
ablative	Rupiliō	Rupiliā	Rupiliō		Rupiliīs
vocative	Rupilie	Rupilia	Rupilium		Rupiliī	Rupiliae	Rupilia

References

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