Hortalus
Latin
Etymology
A secondary branch-marking cognomen used by the gens Hortensia, which see.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɔr.ta.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔr.t̪a.lus]
Proper noun
Hortalus m sg (genitive Hortalī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Quintus Hortensius Hortalus, a Roman orator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hortalus |
| genitive | Hortalī |
| dative | Hortalō |
| accusative | Hortalum |
| ablative | Hortalō |
| vocative | Hortale |
References
- “Hortalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Hortalus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.