Stellio

See also: stellio

Latin

Etymology

From stēlliō (“small lizard; crafty person”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsteːl.li.oː/, [ˈs̠t̪eːlːʲioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstel.li.o/, [ˈst̪ɛlːio]

Proper noun

Stēlliō m sg (genitive Stēlliōnis); third declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Gaius Afranius Stellio, a Roman praetor

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Stēlliō
Genitive Stēlliōnis
Dative Stēlliōnī
Accusative Stēlliōnem
Ablative Stēlliōne
Vocative Stēlliō

References
  • “Stellio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Stellio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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