Caecilius

Latin

Etymology

From caecus (“blind”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kae̯ˈki.li.us/, [kae̯ˈkɪ.li.ʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛˈt͡ʃi.li.us/, [t͡ʃɛˈt͡ʃiː.li.us]

Proper noun

Caecilius m (genitive Caeciliī); second declension

  1. The name of a Roman gens.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Caecilius Caeciliī
genitive Caeciliī
Caecilī1		 Caeciliōrum
dative Caeciliō Caeciliīs
accusative Caecilium Caeciliōs
ablative Caeciliō Caeciliīs
vocative Caecilī Caeciliī

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

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Caecilius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Caecilius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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