Patulcius
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Latin
Etymology
From pateō (“I am open”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paˈtul.ki.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈtul.t͡ʃi.us/,
Proper noun
Patulcius m sg (genitive Patulciī or Patulcī); second declension
- an epithet of Janus, because in time of war his temple stood open
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
- Quīntus Patulcius, a person mentioned by Cicero
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Patulcius |
| genitive | Patulciī Patulcī1 |
| dative | Patulciō |
| accusative | Patulcium |
| ablative | Patulciō |
| vocative | Patulcī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Patulcius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Patulcius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.