Metellus

See also: metellus

Latin

Etymology

From metellus (hired servant).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Metellus m sg (genitive Metellī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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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