Rutilius

Latin

Etymology

From rutilus (“red”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ruˈti.li.us/, [rʊˈt̪ɪlʲiʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ruˈti.li.us/, [ruˈt̪iːlius]

Proper noun

Rutilius m sg (genitive Rutiliī or Rutilī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Publius Rutilius Lupus, a Roman rhetorician

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Rutilius
Genitive Rutiliī
Rutilī1
Dative Rutiliō
Accusative Rutilium
Ablative Rutiliō
Vocative Rutilī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms
  • Rutilia
  • Rutiliānus

Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: Ῥουτίλιος (Rhoutílios)

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