proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Sīlius
Sīlius m sg (genitive Sīliī or Sīlī)
Classical[ˈsiː.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.li.us]
Meaning
- a Roman nomen gentilicium
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sīlius | — |
| genitive | Sīliī Sīlī | — |
| dative | Sīliō | — |
| accusative | Sīlium | — |
| ablative | Sīliō | — |
| vocative | Sīlī | — |
Sīlĭus, i, m.,
I. the name of a Roman gens.
1. P. Silius Nerva, a proprœtor in Bithynia and Pontus, to whom are addressed the letters Cic. Fam. 13, 47, and 61 sqq.; cf. id. Att. 10, 13, 3.—
2. T. Silius, a military tribune under Cœsar, Caes. B. G. 3, 7 fin.—
3. C. Silius Italicus, a celebrated Roman poet in the latter half of the first century of the Christian era, author of a poem still extant, called Punica, Plin. Ep. 3, 7; Mart. 4, 14, 1; v. Bähr, Röm. Lit. 9, § 63 sq.—Hence, Sīlĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Silius, Silian:
villa, negotium, Cic. Att. 12, 27; cf. id. ib. 12, 31.