Cilo

See also: cilo

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From cīlō (having a large forehead pressed in upon the sides).

Proper noun

Cīlō m sg (genitive Cīlōnis); third declension

  1. a cognomen used by the gens Fabia, Caecilia, Trebulana, and others

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Cīlō m sg (genitive Cīlōnis); third declension

  1. alternative form of Chilo, a cognomen used by the gens Annia, Flaminia, Tadia, and others
    Lucius Flaminius Chilo sive Cilo
    L. Flaminius Chilo or Cilo

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Cīlō
genitive Cīlōnis
dative Cīlōnī
accusative Cīlōnem
ablative Cīlōne
vocative Cīlō

References

  • Cilo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.