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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Tullius1

Tullius m (genitive Tulliī or Tullī)
Classical[ˈtʊl.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtul.li.us]

Meaning

  1. masculineServius Tullius, a Roman king
  2. masculineMarcus Tullius Cicero, a famous Roman orator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTulliusTulliī
genitiveTulliī
Tullī		Tulliōrum
dativeTulliōTulliīs
accusativeTulliumTulliōs
ablativeTulliōTulliīs
vocativeTullīTulliī

Tullĭus, i, m.; Tullĭa, ae, f.,
I. the name of a Roman gens. Esp.,
I. Servius Tullius, the sixth king of Rome, Liv. 1, 41 sqq. —
II. M. Tullius Cicero, the renowned statesman and orator.—
III. Q. Tullius Cicero, his brother.—
IV. M. Tullius Tiro, a freedman of M. Cicero.—
V. Fem. Tullia, a daughter of king Servius Tullius, and wife of Tarquinius Superbus.—Also,
VI. A daughter of M. Tullius Cicero.—Hence, Tullĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Tullius, Tullian: semis, Cic. Att. 15, 29, 1: caput, id. ib. 15, 26, 4: Scipio, i. e. introduced in Cicero's Somnium Scipionis, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 1.—Subst.: Tullĭānum, i, n., the dungeon of the state-prison in Rome, built by king Servius Tullius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 151 Müll.; Sall. C. 55, 3 sq.; Liv. 29, 22, 10; cf. Becker, Antiq. 1, p. 262 sq.—Adv.: Tullĭānē, in the manner of M. Tullius Cicero: jocari, Aug. contr. Pelag. 2, 10, 37.

Origins

Possibly from tullius (“waterfall, downpour”) or related to tollere (“to raise”)

Descendants
  • Ancient GreekΤούλλιος

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyTulliusTullius. 4. M. Tullius, on whose behalf Cicero spoke in B. C. 71. It is quite uncertain who this M. Tullius was. He was not a freedman, as appears fro…
noun · masculinesecond declension
tullius2
tullius m (genitive tulliī or tullī)
Classical[ˈtʊl.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtul.li.us]

Meaning

  1. masculineA jet of water, a waterfall, downpour

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetulliustulliī
genitivetulliī
tullī		tulliōrum
dativetulliōtulliīs
accusativetulliumtulliōs
ablativetulliōtulliīs
vocativetullietulliī

Origins

From Etruscan 𐌕𐌖𐌋 (tul, “downpour, heavy rain”).

Quick answers

What does Tullius mean in Latin?
Tullius, a proper noun, means “Servius Tullius, a Roman king; Marcus Tullius Cicero, a famous Roman orator”.
What is the genitive of Tullius?
The genitive singular is Tulliī. Tullius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Tullius?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʊl.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtul.li.us].