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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Lūcīlius

Lūcīlius m sg (genitive Lūcīliī or Lūcīlī)
Classical[ɫuːˈkiː.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[luˈt͡ʃiː.li.us]

Meaning

  1. Gaius Ennius Lucilius (circa 180–103/2 BC), the earliest Roman satirist and a member of the Scipionic Circle
  2. Lucilius Bassus, a writer mentioned by Cicero as being “of no merit”
  3. Quintus Lucilius Balbus (fl. 40 BC), Stoic philosopher and pupil of Panaetius
  4. Lucilius Junior (fl. AD 1st C.), procurator of Sicily during the reign of the Emperor Nero, a friend and correspondent of L. Annaeus Seneca, and the possible author of the poem Aetna

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLūcīlius—
genitiveLūcīliī
Lūcīlī		—
dativeLūcīliō—
accusativeLūcīlium—
ablativeLūcīliō—
vocativeLūcīlī—

Lūcīlĭus, a,
I. the name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated members were,
A. The poet C. Lucilius, a native of the Campanian Suessa, formerly Aurunca (hence, Auruncae alumnus, Juv. 1, 19), the father of Roman satire, Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 72; Quint. 10, 1, 92: vis Lucilii, Arn. 5, 169 (alluding to the verse of Lucilius: vis est vita, vides, vis nos facere omnia cogit, Lucil. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 63 Müll.); cf. Hor. S. 1, 4, 6; 1, 10, 1; 2, 1, 62; Juv. 1, 65.—
B. Q. Lucilius Balbus, an eminent Stoic, Cic. N. D. 1, 6, 15; id. Div. 1, 5, 9; Lact. 2, 5, 7.—
C. Lucilius Bassus, a writer of no merit, Cic. Att. 12, 5.—Hence,
II. Lūcĭlĭānus, a, um, adj., Lucilian, of the poet Lucilius: character, Varr. R. R. 3, 2: versus, Plin. 36, 25, 61, § 185: aetas, Macr. S. 2, 12: fornix, prob. a satire bearing this title, Arn. 2, 45.

Origins

Descendants
  • Ancient GreekΛουκίλλιος

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLuciliusLucilius. 5. LUCILIUS, fought on the side of Brutus at the battle of Philippi, B. C. 42, and when the republican army was in flight and the enemy had …

Quick answers

What does Lūcīlius mean in Latin?
Lūcīlius, a proper noun, means “Gaius Ennius Lucilius (circa 180–103/2 BC), the earliest Roman satirist and a member of the Scipionic Circle; Lucilius Bassus, a writer mentioned by Cicero as being “of no merit”; Quintus Lucilius Balbus (fl. 40 BC), Sto”.
What is the genitive of Lūcīlius?
The genitive singular is Lūcīliī. Lūcīlius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Lūcīlius?
In classical Latin, [ɫuːˈkiː.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [luˈt͡ʃiː.li.us].