proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Quīntiliānus1
Quīntiliānus m (genitive Quīntiliānī)
Classical[kʷiːn.tɪ.liˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷin.ti.liˈaː.nus]
Meaning
- a Roman cognomen famously held by
- Quintilian (Mārcus Fabius Quīntiliānus) (c. 35– c. 100), Roman rhetorician
- an ancient Greek name famously held by
- Aristides Quintilianus (Ἀριστείδης Κοϊντιλιανός), Greek writer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Quīntiliānus | Quīntiliānī |
| genitive | Quīntiliānī | Quīntiliānōrum |
| dative | Quīntiliānō | Quīntiliānīs |
| accusative | Quīntiliānum | Quīntiliānōs |
| ablative | Quīntiliānō | Quīntiliānīs |
| vocative | Quīntiliāne | Quīntiliānī |
Quintĭlĭānus (Quinct-), i, m.,
I. Quintilian, a Roman surname. Thus, M. Fabius Quintilianus, the celebrated rhetorician, teacher of Pliny the younger and Juvenal; a native of Calagurris, in Spain, whose rhetorical work, De Institutione Oratoriā, is still extant, Mart. 2, 90, 2; Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 9; 6, 6, 3; Juv. 6, 75 and 280; 7, 180.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Quīntiliānus From Quīntilius (“Quin(c)tilius”) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”, adjective-forming suffix).