What does Coriolānus mean in Latin?

Coriolānus, a adjective, means “Of, or from, Coriolī.”.

How do you pronounce Coriolānus?

In classical Latin, [kɔ.ri.ɔˈɫaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.ri.oˈlaː.nus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Coriolānus¹

Coriolānus (feminine Coriolāna, neuter Coriolānum)

Classical[kɔ.ri.ɔˈɫaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ko.ri.oˈlaː.nus]

Meaning

adjectiveOf, or from, Coriolī.

Declension

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Coriolānus	Coriolāna	Coriolānum
genitive	Coriolānī	Coriolānae	Coriolānī
dative	Coriolānō	Coriolānae	Coriolānō
accusative	Coriolānum	Coriolānam	Coriolānum
ablative	Coriolānō	Coriolānā	Coriolānō
vocative	Coriolāne	Coriolāna	Coriolānum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Coriolānī	Coriolānae	Coriolāna
genitive	Coriolānōrum	Coriolānārum	Coriolānōrum
dative	Coriolānīs	Coriolānīs	Coriolānīs
accusative	Coriolānōs	Coriolānās	Coriolāna
ablative	Coriolānīs	Coriolānīs	Coriolānīs
vocative	Coriolānī	Coriolānae	Coriolāna

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Coriolānus From Corioli (“name of a town”) + -ānus (“-an”, adjectival derivational suffix).

proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Coriolānus²

Coriolānus m (genitive Coriolānī)

Classical[kɔ.ri.ɔˈɫaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ko.ri.oˈlaː.nus]

Meaning

A Roman cognomen — famously held by
Gnaeus (or Gāius) Mārcius Coriolānus, a Roman general

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	Coriolānus	Coriolānī
genitive	Coriolānī	Coriolānōrum
dative	Coriolānō	Coriolānīs
accusative	Coriolānum	Coriolānōs
ablative	Coriolānō	Coriolānīs
vocative	Coriolāne	Coriolānī

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Coriolānus From Corioli (“name of a town”) + -ānus (“-an”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Descendants

ItalianCoriolano

Quick answers

What does Coriolānus mean in Latin?: Coriolānus, a adjective, means “Of, or from, Coriolī.”.
How do you pronounce Coriolānus?: In classical Latin, [kɔ.ri.ɔˈɫaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.ri.oˈlaː.nus].