proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Māmilius1
Māmilius m sg (genitive Māmiliī or Māmilī)
Classical[maːˈmɪ.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[maˈmiː.li.us]
Meaning
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
- Quintus Mamilius Vitulus, a Roman consul
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Māmilius | — |
| genitive | Māmiliī Māmilī | — |
| dative | Māmiliō | — |
| accusative | Māmilium | — |
| ablative | Māmiliō | — |
| vocative | Māmilī | — |
Mămilĭus, a root mar-, the shining, splendid one; cf. marmor,
I. name of a Roman gens.
1. Octavius Mamilius, a prince of Tusculum, Liv. 1, 50.—
2. C. Mamilius Limetanus, a tribune of the people, Sall. J. 40, 1.—
4. L. Mamilius Tusculanus, Liv. 3, 29.—Hence,
II. Mămilĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Mamilius, Mamilian:
rogatio, of the tribune Mamilius, Cic. Brut. 33, 127; Sall. J. 40, 4: lex, Cic. Brut. 34, 128; id. Leg. 1, 21, 55; Sall. J. 65, 5: turris, Paul. ex Fest. p. 131; v. Müll. ad loc.