Tullius
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See also: tullius
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from tullius (“waterfall, downpour”) or related to tollere (“to raise”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtul.li.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtul.li.us/,
Proper noun
Tullius m (genitive Tulliī or Tullī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Servius Tullius, a Roman king
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, a famous Roman orator
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tullius | Tulliī |
| genitive | Tulliī Tullī1 |
Tulliōrum |
| dative | Tulliō | Tulliīs |
| accusative | Tullium | Tulliōs |
| ablative | Tulliō | Tulliīs |
| vocative | Tullī | Tulliī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Τούλλιος (Toúllios)
References
- “Tullius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tullius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.