LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

aurilegulus

aurilegulus m (genitive aurilegulī)
Classical[au̯.rɪˈɫɛ.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯.riˈlɛː.ɡu.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA gold-picker, gold-collector.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaurilegulusaurilegulī
genitiveaurilegulīaurilegulōrum
dativeaurilegulōaurilegulīs
accusativeaurilegulumaurilegulōs
ablativeaurilegulōaurilegulīs
vocativeaurileguleaurilegulī

aurĭlĕgŭlus, i, m. aurum-lego,
I. a gold-picker, gold-collector, Cod. Th. 11, 19, 9; Paul Nol. Carm. 17 ad Nic. 269.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Latin legō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin legulus Latin aurilegulus From aurum (“gold”) + legulus (“gatherer, collector”).

Quick answers

What does aurilegulus mean in Latin?
aurilegulus, a noun, means “A gold-picker, gold-collector.”.
What is the genitive of aurilegulus?
The genitive singular is aurilegulī. aurilegulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce aurilegulus?
In classical Latin, [au̯.rɪˈɫɛ.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯.riˈlɛː.ɡu.lus].