Laelius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.li.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.li.us/,
Proper noun
Laelius m (genitive Laeliī or Laelī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Laelius | Laeliī |
| genitive | Laeliī Laelī1 |
Laeliōrum |
| dative | Laeliō | Laeliīs |
| accusative | Laelium | Laeliōs |
| ablative | Laeliō | Laeliīs |
| vocative | Laelī | Laeliī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Λαίλιος (Laílios)
References
- “Laelius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Laelius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Laelius” on page 1096/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)