Cilnius

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Latin

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Etymology

From Etruscan 𐌊𐌚𐌄𐌋𐌍𐌄 (kfelne) or 𐌊𐌚𐌄𐌍𐌋𐌄 (kfenle).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cilnius m sg (genitive Cilniī or Cilnī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, a friend of Augustus and patron of Virgilius

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Cilnius
genitive Cilniī
Cilnī1
dative Cilniō
accusative Cilnium
ablative Cilniō
vocative Cilnī

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

Derived terms

Adjective

Cilnius (feminine Cilnia, neuter Cilnium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Cilnia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Cilnius Cilnia Cilnium Cilniī Cilniae Cilnia
genitive Cilniī Cilniae Cilniī Cilniōrum Cilniārum Cilniōrum
dative Cilniō Cilniae Cilniō Cilniīs
accusative Cilnium Cilniam Cilnium Cilniōs Cilniās Cilnia
ablative Cilniō Cilniā Cilniō Cilniīs
vocative Cilnie Cilnia Cilnium Cilniī Cilniae Cilnia

References

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