LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Maelius

Maelius m sg (genitive Maeliī or Maelī)
Classical[ˈmae̯.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.li.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularSpurius Maelius, a Roman merchant, also one Quintus Maelius mentioned in Livy 9.8.13.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMaelius—
genitiveMaeliī
Maelī		—
dativeMaeliō—
accusativeMaelium—
ablativeMaeliō—
vocativeMaelī—

Maelĭus, a,
I. the name of a Roman gens, of which the most celebrated member is Sp. Maelius, who, under suspicion of aiming at kingly power, was slain, at the command of the dictator L. Quinctius Cincinnatus, by the magister equitum C. Servilius Ahala, Liv. 4, 13 sq.; Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 3; id. Sen. 16, 56; id. Phil. 2, 44, 114; cf. Aequimaelium.—Hence,
II. Maelĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mælius, Mælian: caedes, i. e. the murder of Sp. Maelius, Liv. 4, 16.—Subst.: Maelĭāni, ōrum, m., the partisans of Mælius, Mælians, Liv. 4, 14.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMaeliusMaelius. 1. SP. MAELIUS, the richest of the plebeian knights, employed his fortune in buying up corn in Etruria in the great famine at Rome in B. C. 4…

Quick answers

What does Maelius mean in Latin?
Maelius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Maelius?
The genitive singular is Maeliī. Maelius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Maelius?
In classical Latin, [ˈmae̯.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛː.li.us].