Vespillo

See also: vespillo

Latin

Etymology

From vespillō (“undertaker”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯esˈpil.loː/, [u̯ɛs̠ˈpɪlːʲoː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vesˈpil.lo/, [vesˈpilːo]

Proper noun

Vespillō m sg (genitive Vespillōnis); third declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Quintus Lucretius Vespillo, a Roman politician

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Vespillō
Genitive Vespillōnis
Dative Vespillōnī
Accusative Vespillōnem
Ablative Vespillōne
Vocative Vespillō

References
  • Vespillo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Vespillo”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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