Cloelius
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See also: Clœlius
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkloe̯.li.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkle.li.us/,
Proper noun
Cloelius m sg (genitive Cloeliī or Cloelī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Cloelius Siculus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cloelius |
| Genitive | Cloeliī Cloelī1 |
| Dative | Cloeliō |
| Accusative | Cloelium |
| Ablative | Cloeliō |
| Vocative | Cloelī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Cloelius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cloelius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.