Tullius

See also: tullius

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tullius m (genitive Tulliī or Tullī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Servius Tullius, a Roman king
    2. Marcus Tullius Cicero, a famous Roman orator

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

Derived terms

  • Tullia
  • Tulliānus

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Τούλλιος (Toúllios)

References

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