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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Caecilius

Caecilius m (genitive Caeciliī or Caecilī, feminine Caecilia)
Classical[kae̯ˈkɪ.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃiː.li.us]

Meaning

  1. masculineThe name of a Roman gens.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCaeciliusCaeciliī
genitiveCaeciliī
Caecilī		Caeciliōrum
dativeCaeciliōCaeciliīs
accusativeCaeciliumCaeciliōs
ablativeCaeciliōCaeciliīs
vocativeCaecilīCaeciliī

Caecĭlĭus, a,
I. name of a Roman gens.
1. C. Caecilius, Cic. Fl. 36.—
2. Q. Caecilius Metellus, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 5; Cic. Fin. 5, 27, 82.—
3. His son of the same name, called also Balearicus, for his triumph over the Baleares, Cic. Brut. 74, 259; Flor. 3, 8, 1.—
4. Caia (Gaia) Caecilia, the Roman name of Tanaquil, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 194.—
5. Caeciliae, daughters of Q. Cœcilius Metellus the elder, Cic. Dom. 47, 123.—
6. Caecilia, daughter of Metellus Balearicus, Cic. Div. 1, 44, 99, and 2, 40, 83.—
7. Caecilius Statius, a Roman comic poet, of the ante-class. per., of Gallic origin, contemporary with Ennius; his comedies were by the ancients considered equal to those of Plaut. and Ter., and by many even preferred to them, Varr. ap. Non. p. 374, 8; Cic. Opt. Gen. 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 10, 40; id. Att. 7, 3, 10; id. Brut. 74, 258; Hor. A. P. 54 sq.; Quint. 10, 1, 99; Vulcatius Sedigitus ap. Gell. 15, 24.—
II. Derivv.
A. Cae-cĭlĭus, a, um, adj., Cœcilian, of Cœcilius: familia, Vell. 2, 11; cf.: lex de ambitu, Cic. Sull. 22, 62: lex de repetundis, Val. Max. 6, 9, 10: et Didia lex de legibus ferendis, Cic. Att. 2, 9, 1; id. Phil. 5, 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41; 20, 53; id. Sest. 64, 135.—
B. Caecĭlĭā-nus, a, um, adj., Cœcilian: fabula, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 15: senex (in a comedy of Cæcilius), id. Rosc. Am. 16, 46: pater, Quint. 11, 1, 39; Cic. Tusc. 3, 23, 56: cerasa, Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 102: lactuca (named after Q. Cæcilius Metellus), id. 19, 8, 38, § 127; cf. Col. 10, 182.—Also,
2. Caecĭlĭānus, i, m., a Roman cognomen, Tac. A. 3, 37; 6, 7; 16, 34.

Origins

From caecus (“blind”).

Descendants
  • EnglishCecil
  • ItalianCecilio
  • SpanishCecilio

In English words that came into English from Caecilius

  • caeciliancaecilia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCaeciliusCaecilius. 2. Q. Caecilius, a Roman knight, the husband of Catiline's sister, who had taken no part in public affairs, was killed by Catiline himself …

Quick answers

What does Caecilius mean in Latin?
Caecilius, a proper noun, means “The name of a Roman gens.”.
What is the genitive of Caecilius?
The genitive singular is Caeciliī. Caecilius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Caecilius?
In classical Latin, [kae̯ˈkɪ.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃiː.li.us].