Salii

See also: salii

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪli.iː/, /ˈseɪlijiː/, /ˈsæli.iː/, /ˈsælijiː/

Etymology 1

From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”).

Noun

Salii pl (plural only)

1. (historical) The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.

Hyponyms

• Salii Palatini, Salii Collini

Etymology 2

From Latin Salii (“the Salians”), from Sala (“the IJssel River”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to rush, to move quickly”).

Noun

Salii pl (plural only)

1. (historical, dated) Synonym of Salians, the Salian people, especially in ancient Roman contexts.

Anagrams

• asili

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.lii̯/, [ˈs̠älʲɪi̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.lij/, [ˈsäːlij]

Etymology 1

From salīre (“to leap, to jump”) + -īus (“-y: forming adjectives”).

Proper noun

Saliī m pl (genitive Saliōrum); second declension

1. (historical) Salii, the priests of Mars Gradivus in Rome

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Saliī
genitive	Saliōrum
dative	Saliīs
accusative	Saliōs
ablative	Saliīs
vocative	Saliī

Derived terms

• Agonenses Salii
• Carmen Saliaris
• Saliae virgines
• Salianus
• Saliaris cena
• Salii Collini
• Salii Palatini

 

Etymology 2

From Sala (“the Ijssel River”) +‎ -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to rush, to move quickly”).

Proper noun

Saliī m pl (genitive Saliōrum); second declension

1. (historical) Salii, Salians, people living near the river Ijssel in antiquity

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Saliī
genitive	Saliōrum
dative	Saliīs
accusative	Saliōs
ablative	Saliīs
vocative	Saliī