Aelius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈae̯.li.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.li.us/,
Proper noun
Aelius m sg (genitive Aeliī or Aelī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Aelius Tubero, a Roman jurist
- Publius Aelius Paetus, a Roman consul
- Publius Aelius Hadrianus, Roman Emperor Hadrian
- Lucius Aelius Caesar, Hadrian's heir and the father of Emperor Lucius Verus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Aelius |
| Genitive | Aeliī Aelī1 |
| Dative | Aeliō |
| Accusative | Aelium |
| Ablative | Aeliō |
| Vocative | Aelī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Aelius (feminine Aelia, neuter Aelium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Aelia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Aelius | Aelia | Aelium | Aeliī | Aeliae | Aelia | |
| Genitive | Aeliī | Aeliae | Aeliī | Aeliōrum | Aeliārum | Aeliōrum | |
| Dative | Aeliō | Aeliō | Aeliīs | ||||
| Accusative | Aelium | Aeliam | Aelium | Aeliōs | Aeliās | Aelia | |
| Ablative | Aeliō | Aeliā | Aeliō | Aeliīs | |||
| Vocative | Aelie | Aelia | Aelium | Aeliī | Aeliae | Aelia | |
References
- “Aelius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Aelius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.