What does Apuleius mean in Latin?

Apuleius, a adjective, means “of Apuleius”.

How do you pronounce Apuleius?

In classical Latin, [a.pʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.puˈlɛj.jus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Apuleius (feminine Apuleia, neuter Apuleium)

Classical[a.pʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.puˈlɛj.jus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Apuleius	Apuleia Appūleia	Apuleium Appūleium
genitive	Apuleiī Appūleiī	Apuleiae Appūleiae	Apuleiī Appūleiī
dative	Apuleiō Appūleiō	Apuleiae Appūleiae	Apuleiō Appūleiō
accusative	Apuleium Appūleium	Apuleiam Appūleiam	Apuleium Appūleium
ablative	Apuleiō Appūleiō	Apuleiā Appūleiā	Apuleiō Appūleiō
vocative	Apuleie Appūleie	Apuleia Appūleia	Apuleium Appūleium

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Apuleiī Appūleiī	Apuleiae Appūleiae	Apuleia Appūleia
genitive	Apuleiōrum Appūleiōrum	Apuleiārum Appūleiārum	Apuleiōrum Appūleiōrum
dative	Apuleiīs Appūleiīs	Apuleiīs Appūleiīs	Apuleiīs Appūleiīs
accusative	Apuleiōs Appūleiōs	Apuleiās Appūleiās	Apuleia Appūleia
ablative	Apuleiīs Appūleiīs	Apuleiīs Appūleiīs	Apuleiīs Appūleiīs
vocative	Apuleiī Appūleiī	Apuleiae Appūleiae	Apuleia Appūleia

Possibly from the praenomen Appius + -uleius. The form Appuleius features in older inscriptions.

proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Apuleius²

Apuleius m sg (genitive Apuleiī or Apuleī)

Classical[a.pʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.puˈlɛj.jus]

masculinesingularLucius Appuleius Saturninus (138–100 BC), tribunus plebis in 103 and 100 BC
masculinesingularLucius Apuleius Madaurensis (circa AD 124–170), a spirited and flowery – but sometimes bombastic – writer, whose principal work yet extant is called Metamorphoseon sive de Asino Aureo libri XI.
masculinesingularApuleius Platonicus (fl. AD 4th C.), pseudonymous author of a Herbarium popular throughout the Early and High Middle Ages

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	Apuleius	—
genitive	Apuleiī Apuleī, Appuleī, Appuleiī	—
dative	Apuleiō Appuleiō	—
accusative	Apuleium Appuleium	—
ablative	Apuleiō Appuleiō	—
vocative	Apuleī Appuleī	—

Āpŭlēius, v. Appuleius.

Possibly from the praenomen Appius + -uleius. The form Appuleius features in older inscriptions.

Descendants

What does Apuleius mean in Latin?: Apuleius, a adjective, means “of Apuleius”.
How do you pronounce Apuleius?: In classical Latin, [a.pʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.puˈlɛj.jus].