Manlius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Chase (1897) connects it to Mānīlius, Mānius (from mānis (“good”), from Old Latin Mānios).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmaːn.li.us/, [ˈmäːnlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈman.li.us/, [ˈmänlius]
Proper noun[edit]
Mānlius m sg (genitive Mānliī or Mānlī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Manlius, a Roman consul
- Titus Manlius Torquatus, a Roman dictator
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Mānlius |
| Genitive | Mānliī Mānlī1 |
| Dative | Mānliō |
| Accusative | Mānlium |
| Ablative | Mānliō |
| Vocative | Mānlī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ George Davis Chase (1897) “The Origin of Roman Praenomina”, in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, volume 8, pages 103-184
- “Manlius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Manlius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Chapter 3, Charles E. Bennett (1907) The Latin Language – a historical outline of its sounds, inflections, and syntax. Allyn & Bacon, Boston.