LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Canuleius1

Canuleius (feminine Canuleia, neuter Canuleium)
Classical[ka.nʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.nuˈlɛː.jus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Canuleia.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCanuleiusCanuleiaCanuleium
genitiveCanuleiīCanuleiaeCanuleiī
dativeCanuleiōCanuleiaeCanuleiō
accusativeCanuleiumCanuleiamCanuleium
ablativeCanuleiōCanuleiāCanuleiō
vocativeCanuleieCanuleiaCanuleium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCanuleiīCanuleiaeCanuleia
genitiveCanuleiōrumCanuleiārumCanuleiōrum
dativeCanuleiīsCanuleiīsCanuleiīs
accusativeCanuleiōsCanuleiāsCanuleia
ablativeCanuleiīsCanuleiīsCanuleiīs
vocativeCanuleiīCanuleiaeCanuleia

Cănŭlēius, a, um,
I. the name of a Roman gens. Thus, C. Canuleius, a tribune of the people. Acc. to a law proposed by him (Canuleium plebiscitum, Cic. Rep. 2, 37, 63) A.U.C. 310, marriage between patricians and plebeians was allowed; cf. Liv. 4, 1, 1 sq.; Flor. 1, 25.

Origins

From canus (“hoary”) + -uleius.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCanuleiusCanuleius. 1. C. Canuleius, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 445, was the proposer of the law, establishing connubium between the patricians and plebs, whi…
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Canuleius2
Canuleius m sg (genitive Canuleiī or Canuleī)
Classical[ka.nʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.nuˈlɛː.jus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularGaius Canuleius, a Roman tribune

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCanuleius—
genitiveCanuleiī
Canuleī		—
dativeCanuleiō—
accusativeCanuleium—
ablativeCanuleiō—
vocativeCanuleī—

Origins

From canus (“hoary”) + -uleius.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCanuleiusCanuleius. 1. C. Canuleius, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 445, was the proposer of the law, establishing connubium between the patricians and plebs, whi…

Quick answers

What does Canuleius mean in Latin?
Canuleius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the gens Canuleia.”.
How do you pronounce Canuleius?
In classical Latin, [ka.nʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.nuˈlɛː.jus].