Metellus

See also: metellus

Latin

Etymology

From metellus (“hired servant”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈtel.lus/, [mɛˈtɛl.lʊs]

Proper noun

Metellus m (genitive Metellī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Quintus Caecilius Metellus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Metellus
genitive Metellī
dative Metellō
accusative Metellum
ablative Metellō
vocative Metelle

Derived terms

  • Metellīnus

References

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