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Apuleius.

A masculine nomen — famously held by:

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[a.pʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]Classical-Latin[a.puˈlɛj.jus]
  1. A masculine nomen — famously held by: Lucius Appuleius Saturninus (138–100 BC), tribunus plebis in 103 and 100 BC

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
  2. A masculine nomen — famously held by: Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (circa AD 124–170), a spirited and flowery – but sometimes bombastic – writer, whose principal work yet extant is called Metamorphoseon sive de Asino Aureo libri XI.

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
  3. A masculine nomen — famously held by: Apuleius Platonicus (fl. AD 4th C.), pseudonymous author of a Herbarium popular throughout the Early and High Middle Ages

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Possibly from the praenomen Appius + -uleius. The form Appuleius features in older inscriptions.

adj[a.pʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]Classical-Latin[a.puˈlɛj.jus]
  1. of Apuleius

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. of Apuleius proposed by the tribunus plebis L. Apuleius Saturninus

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Possibly from the praenomen Appius + -uleius. The form Appuleius features in older inscriptions.

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