Aelius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.li.us/, [ˈäe̯lʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.li.us/, [ˈɛːlius]

Proper noun

Aelius m sg (genitive Aeliī or Aelī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Quintus Aelius Tubero, a Roman jurist
   2. Publius Aelius Paetus, a Roman consul
   3. Publius Aelius Hadrianus, Roman Emperor Hadrian
   4. Lucius Aelius Caesar, Hadrian's heir and the father of Emperor Lucius Verus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Aelius
genitive	Aeliī Aelī1
dative	Aeliō
accusative	Aelium
ablative	Aeliō
vocative	Aelī

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

Derived terms

• Aelia
• Aeliānus

Adjective

Aelius (feminine Aelia, neuter Aelium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Aelia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Aelius	Aelia	Aelium		Aeliī	Aeliae	Aelia
genitive	Aeliī	Aeliae	Aeliī		Aeliōrum	Aeliārum	Aeliōrum
dative	Aeliō	Aeliae	Aeliō		Aeliīs
accusative	Aelium	Aeliam	Aelium		Aeliōs	Aeliās	Aelia
ablative	Aeliō	Aeliā	Aeliō		Aeliīs
vocative	Aelie	Aelia	Aelium		Aeliī	Aeliae	Aelia

References

• “Aelius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Aelius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.