LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Rutulī

Rutulī m pl (genitive Rutulōrum)

Meaning

  1. An ancient tribe who inhabited a region in Latium, modern-day Italy, whose capital was Ardea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Rutulī
genitive—Rutulōrum
dative—Rutulīs
accusative—Rutulōs
ablative—Rutulīs
vocative—Rutulī

Rŭtŭli, ōrum, m.
I. An ancient people of Latium, whose capital was Ardea, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 56; Cic. Rep. 2, 3, 5; Liv. 1, 2; 1, 57; Verg. A. 1, 266; 7, 472; 795 et saep. —In sing.: Rŭtŭlus, i, m., a Rutulian: audax, Verg. A. 7, 409; 8, 474; 9, 65 al.— Hence, Rŭtŭlus, a, um, adj., Rutulian: rex, i. e. Turnus, Verg. A. 9, 728; 10, 267: sanguis, id. ib. 7, 318; 11, 88: acies, id. ib. 12, 597: caedes, id. ib. 10, 245.—
II. Transf. (poet.), the inhabitants of Saguntum, a colony of Ardea, Sil. 1, 584; 2, 541; 567 al.—
B. In gen., of the Romans, Sil. 10, 450; 11, 165; in sing., of a Roman, id. 13, 163.

Origins

Perhaps a diminutive in -ulus to Proto-Italic *rutos (“glowing”).

Descendants
  • EnglishRutuli

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyRutuliEth. Rutuli (Eth. Ῥούτουλοι), a people of ancient Italy, who, according to a tradition generally received in later times, were settled at a very early…

Quick answers

What does Rutulī mean in Latin?
Rutulī, a proper noun, means “An ancient tribe who inhabited a region in Latium, modern-day Italy, whose capital was Ardea”.
What is the genitive of Rutulī?
The genitive singular is Rutulōrum. Rutulī is masculine, second declension.