LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

attilus

attilus m (genitive attilī)

Meaning

  1. masculinea kind of large fish found in the Padus river

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeattilusattilī
genitiveattilīattilōrum
dativeattilōattilīs
accusativeattilumattilōs
ablativeattilōattilīs
vocativeattileattilī

attĭlus, i, m.,
I. a kind of large fish found in the Po: Acipenser huso, Linn.; Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 44 (called by the Italians Ladano or Adello).

Origins

From a Proto-Indo-European root common to Ancient Greek ἔτελις (ételis, “bream”), Latvian ãte (“turbot”) and Lithuanian õtas (“turbot”).

Quick answers

What does attilus mean in Latin?
attilus, a noun, means “a kind of large fish found in the Padus river”.
What is the genitive of attilus?
The genitive singular is attilī. attilus is masculine, second declension.