LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Aurēlius

Aurēlius m (genitive Aurēliī or Aurēlī, feminine Aurēlia)
Classical[au̯ˈreː.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈrɛː.li.us]

Meaning

  1. Name of a plebeian Roman gens.
  2. a male given name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAurēliusAurēliī
genitiveAurēliī
Aurēlī		Aurēliōrum
dativeAurēliōAurēliīs
accusativeAurēliumAurēliōs
ablativeAurēliōAurēliīs
vocativeAurēlīAurēliī

Aurēlĭus (Ausēlĭus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll.), a, um, adj.
I. A.. A Roman nomen, e. g. M. Aurelius Antoninus, L. Aurelius Cotta; hence,
B. Esp.
1. Aurelia Via, the Aurelian Way, made by a certain Aurelius, otherwise unknown; it consisted of two parts: VETVS ET NOVA, Inscr. Orell. 3307; the former ran from the Porta Janiculensis (now Porta di S. Pancrazio) of the northern coast to Pisa, later to Arelate; the latter was a small branch which led from the Porta Aurelia (now Castel S. Angelo) four thousand paces, to the former The via vetus Cicero mentions in Cat. 2, 4, 6; Phil. 12, 9.—
2. Aurelia lex.
(a). Judiciaria, of the prœtor L. Aurelius Cotta (A. U. C. 684), acc. to which the Senatores, Equites, and Tribuni aerarii were invested with judicial power, Cic. Phil. 1, 8, 19 sq.; Vell. 2, 32; Ascon. ad Div. in Caecil. 3.—
(b). De ambitu, of unknown origin, Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 3 fin.—
3. Forum Aurelium, a town in Etruria, on the Via Aurelia, near the present village Castellacio, Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 24; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 370.—
4. Aurelium tribunal, in the forum, of unknown origin (perh, made by L. Aurelius Cotta), Cic. Sest. 15; id. ad Quir. 5, 14; also called Gradus Aurelii, id. Clu. 34, 93; id. Fl. 28.—
II. Sextus Aurelius Victor, a Roman historian of the fourth century; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 342 sq.; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 408.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin aureus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Aurēlius From aureus (“golden”) + -lus (diminutive suffix) + -ius (adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • FrenchAurèle
  • ItalianAurelio
  • PortugueseAurélio
  • RomanianAureliu
  • SpanishAurelio
  • GreekΑυρήλιοςfrom Ancient Greek Αὐρήλιος
  • IrishÁiréilias

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAureliusAurelius. a physician who must have lived in or before the second century after Christ, as one of his prescriptions is quoted by Galen. (De Compos. Me…

Quick answers

What does Aurēlius mean in Latin?
Aurēlius, a proper noun, means “Name of a plebeian Roman gens.; a male given name”.
What is the genitive of Aurēlius?
The genitive singular is Aurēliī. Aurēlius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Aurēlius?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈreː.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈrɛː.li.us].