proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Lentulus
Lentulus m sg (genitive Lentulī)
Classical[ˈɫɛn.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛn.tu.lus]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
- masculinesingularGnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus, a Roman politician
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lentulus | — |
| genitive | Lentulī | — |
| dative | Lentulō | — |
| accusative | Lentulum | — |
| ablative | Lentulō | — |
| vocative | Lentule | — |
lentŭlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [lentus], rather slow:
lentulus aut restrictus, Cic. Att. 10, 11, 2.Lentŭlus, i, m.,
I. a surname of a distinguished family in the gens Cornelia.
A. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, consul 682 A. U. C., Cic. Balb. 8, 19; 14, 33; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 39, § 95.—
B. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus, consul 698 A. U. C., Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 2; 2, 6, 5; id. Brut. 70, 247.—
D. P. Cornelius Lentulus Sura, one of Catiline's fellow-conspirators, Cic. Cat. 3, 3 sq.; Sall. C. 46.—
E. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, the elder, a friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 48; id. Brut. 77, 268; Juv. 7, 95.—
F. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, son of the preceding, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 11; 7, 26, 2; id. Att. 14, 11, 2.—Hence,
II. Len-tŭlĭtas, ātis, f., the name or nobility of a Lentulus, qs. Lentulity (a comically formed word of Cicero):
Appietas (the nobility of an Appius) aut Lentulitas, Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lentulus adj. dim.
lentus, rather slow .
Origins
From lentulus (“rather slow”).