LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

catīllus

catīllus m (genitive catīllī)
Classical[kaˈtiːl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈtil.lus]

Meaning

  1. small bowl, dish, or plate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecatīlluscatīllī
genitivecatīllīcatīllōrum
dativecatīllōcatīllīs
accusativecatīllumcatīllōs
ablativecatīllōcatīllīs
vocativecatīllecatīllī

cătillus, i, m. (plur. heterocl. catilla, ōrum, n., Petr. 50, 6; cf. Prisc. p. 556 P.; an uncontr. access. form că-tīnŭlus, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 61 ib.), dim. catinus.
I. A small bowl, dish, or plate, Cato, R. R. 84 fin.; Asin. ap. Charis. p. 61 P.; Hor. S. 2, 4, 75; Col. 12, 57, 1; Val. Max. 4, 3, 5.—
II. Of objects in the form of a plate.
A. An ornament on a sword-sheath, Plin. 33, 12, 54, § 152 (catellis, Jan. and Sill.).—
B. The upper millstone, Dig. 33, 7, 18, § 5.
Cātillus (Cātĭlus, Hor. C. 1, 18, 2;
I. Cātillus, Stat. S. 1, 3, 100; cf. on the measure Lucr. 2, p. 36 Lachm.), i, m., a son of Amphiaraus; he with his brothers Tiburtus and Coras built Tibur, Verg. A. 7, 672 Serv.; 11, 640; Sil. 8, 366; cf. Sol. c. 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin catīllus From catīnus (“food-vessel”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Basquekatilu
  • Proto-Germanic*katilaz

Quick answers

What does catīllus mean in Latin?
catīllus, a noun, means “small bowl, dish, or plate”.
What is the genitive of catīllus?
The genitive singular is catīllī. catīllus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce catīllus?
In classical Latin, [kaˈtiːl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈtil.lus].