Tertullianus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tertulliānus m sg (genitive Tertulliānī); second declension

  1. A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus (circa AD 155–240), prolific early Christian author from Carthage, Africa Proconsularis
      • (Can we find and add a quotation of Isidore of Seville to this entry?)
    2. a celebrated jurist during the reign of Septimius Severus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Tertulliānus
genitive Tertulliānī
dative Tertulliānō
accusative Tertulliānum
ablative Tertulliānō
vocative Tertulliāne

Derived terms

  • Tertulliānistae (Late Latin)

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Τερτυλλιανός (Tertullianós)
  • English: Tertullian
  • French: Tertullien

References

  • Tertulliaʹnus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Tertullĭānus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • 1 Tertullĭānus ou Tertyllĭānus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette:1,562/1
  • 2 Tertullĭānus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette:1,562/1

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