proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Fullōnius
Fullōnius m sg (genitive Fullōniī or Fullōnī)
Classical[fʊlˈloː.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[fulˈlɔː.ni.us]
Meaning
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Fullōnius | — |
| genitive | Fullōniī Fullōnī | — |
| dative | Fullōniō | — |
| accusative | Fullōnium | — |
| ablative | Fullōniō | — |
| vocative | Fullōnī | — |
fullōnĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to fullers.
I. Adj.:
ars, the art of fulling, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 196: creta, fuller's earth, id. 17, 8, 4, § 46: aenae, id. 24, 13, 68, § 111: saltus, a jumping in fulling, Sen. Ep. 15.—Comically: nisi lenoni munus hodie misero, Cras mihi potandus fructus (perh. fucus) est fullonius, to-morrow I must swallow ink (acc. to others, must let myself be stamped upon), Plaut. Ps. 3, 1, 15. —II. Subst.
(a). fullōnium, ĭi, n. (=fullonica, II. B.), a fuller's shop, Amm. 14, 11, 31.—
(b). fullōnia, ae, f., the fuller's trade (sc. ars):
si non didicisti fulloniam, non mirandumst, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 57 Fleck. (al. fullonicam).Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Fullōnius From fullō (“fuller”) + -ius.