What does titulus mean in Latin?

titulus, a noun, means “title of a book; heading of a section; placard, tablet”.

What is the genitive of titulus?

The genitive singular is titulī. titulus is masculine, second declension.

How do you pronounce titulus?

In classical Latin, [ˈtɪ.tʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtiː.tu.lus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

titulus

titulus m (genitive titulī)

Classical[ˈtɪ.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.tu.lus]

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Meaning

masculinetitle of a book
masculineheading of a section
Addita per titulōs sua nōmina rēbus habēbis:You'll find the names of the things [given as gifts] added throughout as headings: you can skip them, if anything doesn't suit the stomach.86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 13.3.7–8
quae utiliora invenire potui ‥ singillatim titulos praeponens congessiI heaped together the things I found more useful while inserting headings to them one by one7th c., Theodore of Tarsus, archbishop of Canterbury (d. 690), Penitentiale preface (as quoted by Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources)
masculineplacard, tablet
masculineinscription
masculineepitaph

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

nōmen librī vel operis; titulus huius librī: MĪLLE VERBA.

titulus -ī m — in Mille Verba, Artēs et Litterae

nōmen honōris

titulus -ī (m) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 22

caput, īnscrīptiō

titulus -ī (m) — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 16, 23

īnscrīptiō, index

titulus -ī (m) — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 21

nōmen glōriae

titulus -ī (m) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 21

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	titulus	titulī
genitive	titulī	titulōrum
dative	titulō	titulīs
accusative	titulum	titulōs
ablative	titulō	titulīs
vocative	titule	titulī

tĭtŭlus, i (collat. form, n.:

I. HOC TITVLVM, Inscr. Fabr. 8, 47; Inscr. Cardin. Dipl. 22), m. root ti- of τίνω, τιμάω, a superscription, inscription, label, litle; a ticket, bill, placard, notice that a thing is to be sold or let (syn. index).

I. Lit. (esp. freq. after the Aug. per.): aram condidit dedicavitque cum ingenti rerum ab se gestarum titulo, Liv. 28, 46, 16: virtutes in aevum Per titulos memoresque fastos Aeternet, Hor. C. 4, 14, 4: dant munera templis; Addunt et titulum: titulus breve carmen habebat, Ov. M. 9, 793: cumque ducum titulis oppida capta legat, id. Tr. 4, 2, 20: titulus nomenque libelli. Ov. R. Am. 1: librorum, Quint. 2, 14, 4: titulum scribere, Col. 9, praef. § 2: quorum titulus per barbara colla pependit, i. e. of slaves put up for sale, Prop. 4, 5, 51: paterae, quas cum titulo nominis Camilli ante Capitolium constat positas esse, Liv. 6, 4, 3: signa cum titulo lamnae aëneae inscripto, id. 23, 19, 18: patrem familias canibus objecit, cum hoc titulo, Suet. Dom. 10: cras bibet aliquid, cujus patriam titulumque senectus delevit, Juv. 5, 34: sepulcri, epitaph, id. 6, 230; cf.: cinerem sine titulo, sine nomine jacere, Plin. Ep. 6, 10, 3; so of an epitaph, id. ib. 9, 19, 3: domus proscribebatur, si quis emere, si quis conducere vellet: venit Athenodorus, legit titulum auditoque pretio, etc., the bill, the notice of sale, Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 7; cf. poet.: ite sub titulum lares, Tib. 2, 4, 54: sub titulum nostros misit lares, Ov. R. Am. 302.—

II. Transf.

A. Like our title for an honorable appellation, title of honor, glory: sustinere titulum consulatus, Cic. Pis. 9, 19: quos si titulus hic (sapientis) delectat, id. Tusc. 5, 10, 30: servatae pubis Achivae, Ov. M. 7, 56: qui stupet in titulis et imaginibus, Hor. S. 1, 6, 17; id. C. 4, 14, 4; id. S. 2, 3, 212: et domus est titulis utraque fulta suis, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 32. Ov. F. 2, 16; 1, 602; id. M. 7, 448; 12, 334.—

B. Repute, renown, fame: par titulo tantae gloriae fuit, Liv. 7, 1, 10; Stat. S. 2, 7, 62: prioris perpetrati belli titulus, Liv. 28, 41, 3; cf.: quid in purpurā istā aliud quam victoriarum mearum titulos geris? Just. 18, 7, 13: titulo Spartanae victoriae inflatus, Curt. 10, 10, 14: captae urbis titulo cedens, id. 6, 6, 33.—

C. A sign, token: ciconia, titulus tepidi temporis, Petr. 55.—

D. A cause or reason alleged, a pretence, pretext (so perh. not ante-Aug.; cf.: causa, nomen): non vos pro Graeciae libertate tantum dimicare: quamquam is quoque egregius titulus esset, etc., Liv. 36, 17, 13: praetendere titulum belli, id. 37, 54, 13: honestiorem causam libertatis quam servitutis praetexi titulo, id. 34, 59, 1 Weissenb. ad loc.: sub titulo aequandarum legum nostra jura oppressa, id. 3, 67, 9: sub honorificentissimo ministerii titulo, Vell. 2, 45, 4: ipse (probabatur) accepisse HS. decem milia foedissimo quidem titulo, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 23: transfugae titulo Babyloniam proficiscitur, Just. 1, 10, 16: erat hic quidem titulus cum Graecis coëundi, id. 5, 1, 8; 11, 10, 10; 15, 4, 13: titulum sollemnis officii occulto sceleri praeferentes, Curt. 5, 10, 12: titulus facinori speciosus praeferebatur, id. 7, 5, 20. —

E. The title of a book (post-Aug.; cf. index): M. Tullius in ipsis librorum quos hac de re primum scripserat titulis, Quint. 2, 14, 4: materiam (libri) ex titulo cognosces, Plin. Ep. 5, 15, 3: cui vix voluminum suorum frontes maxime placent titulique, Sen. Tranq. 9, 6.

Origins

Possibly borrowed from Etruscan.

Elsewhere

Englishtitlofrom Ancient Greek τίτλος
Catalantítol
Englishtitulus
GermanTitel
Englishtittlefrom Middle English tytle
Englishtitlefrom Old English titul
Frenchtitrefrom Old French title
Englishtiterfrom Old French title
Englishtitrefrom Old French title
Romaniantitrufrom Old French title

Vulgar Latin

Italiantitolo
Portuguesetilfrom Old Occitan tille
Spanishtilde
Englishtildefrom Spanish tilde
Ladintitul
Siciliantìtulu
Japaneseチルダfrom Spanish tilde
Polishtyldafrom Spanish tilde
Russianти́льдаfrom Spanish tilde
Serbo-Croatianти̑лдаfrom Spanish tilde

Aramaic

Classical Syriacܛܝܛܠܘܣ

Meaning

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

Lewis & Short 1879Elementary Lewis 1890

Origins

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