LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Cilnius1

Cilnius (feminine Cilnia, neuter Cilnium)
Classical[ˈkɪɫ.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃil.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Cilnia.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCilniusCilniaCilnium
genitiveCilniīCilniaeCilniī
dativeCilniōCilniaeCilniō
accusativeCilniumCilniamCilnium
ablativeCilniōCilniāCilniō
vocativeCilnieCilniaCilnium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCilniīCilniaeCilnia
genitiveCilniōrumCilniārumCilniōrum
dativeCilniīsCilniīsCilniīs
accusativeCilniōsCilniāsCilnia
ablativeCilniīsCilniīsCilniīs
vocativeCilniīCilniaeCilnia

Cilnĭus, a, um, adj. pure Etrusc. Cfelne or Cfenle,
I. a designation of a very distinguished Etruscan gens, from which Mœcenas originated; Cilnian, Liv. 10, 3, 2; 10, 5, 13; Sil. 7, 29; Tac. A. 6, 11; Macr. S. 2, 4, 12.

Origins

From Etruscan 𐌊𐌚𐌄𐌋𐌍𐌄 (kfelne) or 𐌊𐌚𐌄𐌍𐌋𐌄 (kfenle).

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Cilnius2
Cilnius m sg (genitive Cilniī or Cilnī)
Classical[ˈkɪɫ.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃil.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularGaius Cilnius Maecenas, a friend of Augustus and patron of Virgilius

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCilnius—
genitiveCilniī
Cilnī		—
dativeCilniō—
accusativeCilnium—
ablativeCilniō—
vocativeCilnī—

Origins

From Etruscan 𐌊𐌚𐌄𐌋𐌍𐌄 (kfelne) or 𐌊𐌚𐌄𐌍𐌋𐌄 (kfenle).

Quick answers

What does Cilnius mean in Latin?
Cilnius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the gens Cilnia.”.
How do you pronounce Cilnius?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɪɫ.ni.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃil.ni.us].