LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Cloelius

Cloelius m sg (genitive Cloeliī or Cloelī)
Classical[ˈkɫoe̯.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈklɛː.li.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularQuintus Cloelius Siculus, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCloelius—
genitiveCloeliī
Cloelī		—
dativeCloeliō—
accusativeCloelium—
ablativeCloeliō—
vocativeCloelī—

Cloelĭus, Clŭĭlĭus, or Cloelĭa,
I. name of a Roman gens: C. Cluilius, Liv. 1, 22, 4 al.—Esp.: Cloelĭa, ae, f., a Roman maiden, who, when a hostage to Porsenna, with several companions, swam back to Rome, Liv. 2, 13, 6 and 7; Verg. A. 8, 651; Piso ap. Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29 al.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCloeliusCloelius. an Aequian, the commander of a Volscian force, came to besiege Ardea, B. C. 443, invited by the plebs of that town, who had been driven out …

Quick answers

What does Cloelius mean in Latin?
Cloelius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Cloelius?
The genitive singular is Cloeliī. Cloelius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Cloelius?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɫoe̯.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈklɛː.li.us].