Hortalus

Latin

Etymology

A secondary branch-marking cognomen used by the gens Hortensia, which see.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hortalus m sg (genitive Hortalī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. 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.