Canuleius

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Latin

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Etymology

From canus (hoary) +‎ -ulēius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Canulēius m sg (genitive Canulēiī or Canulēī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gaius Canuleius, a Roman tribune

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Canulēius
genitive Canulēiī
Canulēī1
dative Canulēiō
accusative Canulēium
ablative Canulēiō
vocative Canulēī

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

Adjective

Canulēius (feminine Canulēia, neuter Canulēium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Canuleia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

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