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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Rullus1

Rullus m sg (genitive Rullī)
Classical[ˈrʊl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈrul.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularPublius Servilius Rullus, a Roman tribune

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRullus—
genitiveRullī—
dativeRullō—
accusativeRullum—
ablativeRullō—
vocativeRulle—

Rullus, i, m.,
I. a Roman surname (cf. Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 48). So, P. Servilius Rullus, a tribune of the people in the consulate of Cicero, who directed against him three orations on the Agrarian law, Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5.
1. † ruma, ae,f., v. rumis.

Origins

From rullus (“indigent”).

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
rullus2
rullus (feminine rulla, neuter rullum)
Classical[ˈrʊl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈrul.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveindigent, needy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerullusrullarullum
genitiverullīrullaerullī
dativerullōrullaerullō
accusativerullumrullamrullum
ablativerullōrullārullō
vocativerullerullarullum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerullīrullaerulla
genitiverullōrumrullārumrullōrum
dativerullīsrullīsrullīs
accusativerullōsrullāsrulla
ablativerullīsrullīsrullīs
vocativerullīrullaerulla

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *Hrew- (“to tear up, dig up”). Related to rudus and rudis.

Quick answers

What does Rullus mean in Latin?
Rullus, a proper noun, means “A Roman cognomen — famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Rullus?
The genitive singular is Rullī. Rullus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Rullus?
In classical Latin, [ˈrʊl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrul.lus].