proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Camillus
Camillus m sg (genitive Camillī)
Classical[kaˈmɪl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈmil.lus]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA masculine cognomen — famously held by
- masculinesingularMarcus Furius Camillus, a Roman statesman and politician of semi-legendary status
- masculinesingularA masculine praenomen
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Camillus | — |
| genitive | Camillī | — |
| dative | Camillō | — |
| accusative | Camillum | — |
| ablative | Camillō | — |
| vocative | Camille | — |
cămillus (also casmilus; cf. Camena and Varr. L. L. 7, § 34 Müll.), i, m. with difficulty connected with the Samothracian Kabiren-Hermes, Κάδμιλος and Κάδμος; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, 3, § 34 Müll., and Macr. S. 3, 8; perh. dim. from root of Camena; cf. carmen,
I. a noble youth employed in the sacrifices of the Flamen Dialis, and then, gen., in religious offices, Paul. ex Fest. p. 43 Müll.: hiberno pulvere, verno luto, grandia farra Camille metes, Poët. ib. p. 93. —The same verse is given with the expl., Camillus adulescens est, by Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 101:
Romani pueros et puellas nobiles et investes Camillos et Camillas appellant, flaminicarum et flaminum praeministros, Macr. S. 3, 8, 7; repeated by Serv. ad Verg. A. 11, 543; cf. also Paul. ex Fest. p. 63 Müll. s. v. cumeram.—B. = pusillus, small, Quint. 8, 3, 19.—
II. camilla, ae, f., a maiden of unblemished birth and character: caelitum camilla, Pac. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 34 Müll. (Trag. Rel. v. 232 Rib.): = administra, since only such maidens were permitted to serve in the sacred rites, v. Varr. l. l.; Macr. S. 3, 8, 7; Serv. ad Verg. A. 11, 543.
Cămillus, i, m.,
I. a cognomen of several persons in the gens Furia;
the most distinguished of whom was M. Furius Camillus, who conquered Veii, and freed Rome from the Gauls, Liv. 5, 19, 2 sq.; Cic. Rep. 1, 3, 6.