proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Laelius
Laelius m (genitive Laeliī or Laelī)
Classical[ˈɫae̯.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.li.us]
Meaning
- masculinea Roman nomen gentilicium
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Laelius | Laeliī |
| genitive | Laeliī Laelī | Laeliōrum |
| dative | Laeliō | Laeliīs |
| accusative | Laelium | Laeliōs |
| ablative | Laeliō | Laeliīs |
| vocative | Laelī | Laeliī |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- liber inscribitur Laelius (Off. 2. 9. 30)
- the book is entitled "Laelius".
- Cicero dicit in Laelio (suo) or in eo (not suo) libro, qui inscribitur Laelius
- Cicero says in his "Laelius."
Laelĭus, a,
I. name of a Roman gens.— So esp.,
1. C. Lælius, a friend of Scipio Africanus: in quo Laeliu' clamores, σοφὸς ille, solebat Edere, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Fin. 2, 8, 24; cf.:
nec dubitare illum (C. Laelium) in omni sermone appellare sapientem, Cic. Lael. 1, 1; id. Brut. 21, 82; cf. Hor. S. 2, 1, 65; 72. Cicero's treatise on Friendship is named after him.—2. D. Lælius, a writer of moderate abilities, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 25.—
3. Another D. Lælius, perh. a son of the preceding, an adherent of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 40.—In fem.: Laelĭa, ae, daughter of C. Lælius, and mother-in-law of L. Crassus, celebrated for her intellectual culiure, Cic. Brut. 58, 211.—Another Lælia, a Vestal, Tac. A. 15, 22.—Hence, Laelĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Lælius, Lælian: naves, i. e. of Pompey's commander, D. Lælius, Caes. B. C. 3, 100, 2.
Origins
Possibly from Latin laeva (“left [side or direction]”), which had a positive connotation in the archaic Latin and Etruscan rite.
Descendants
- Ancient GreekΛαίλιος