Vitellius

Latin

Etymology

From vitellus (“young calf”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯iˈtel.li.us/, [u̯ɪˈt̪ɛlːʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /viˈtel.li.us/, [viˈt̪ɛlːius]

Proper noun

Vitellius m sg (genitive Vitelliī or Vitellī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Vitellius, a Roman emperor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Vitellius
genitive	Vitelliī Vitellī1
dative	Vitelliō
accusative	Vitellium
ablative	Vitelliō
vocative	Vitellī

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

Derived terms

• Vitelliānus

Adjective

Vitellius (feminine Vitellia, neuter Vitellium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Vitellia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Vitellius	Vitellia	Vitellium		Vitelliī	Vitelliae	Vitellia
genitive	Vitelliī	Vitelliae	Vitelliī		Vitelliōrum	Vitelliārum	Vitelliōrum
dative	Vitelliō	Vitelliae	Vitelliō		Vitelliīs
accusative	Vitellium	Vitelliam	Vitellium		Vitelliōs	Vitelliās	Vitellia
ablative	Vitelliō	Vitelliā	Vitelliō		Vitelliīs
vocative	Vitellie	Vitellia	Vitellium		Vitelliī	Vitelliae	Vitellia

References

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