Tertullianus
Latin
Alternative forms
- (Christian writer): Tert. (abbreviation)
- (jurist): Tertylliānus
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ter.tul.liˈaː.nus/, [tɛr.tʊl.lɪˈaː.nʊs]
Proper noun
Tertulliānus m (genitive Tertulliānī); second declension
- A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
- 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?)
- a celebrated jurist during the reign of Septimius Severus
- Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus (circa AD 155–240), prolific early Christian author from Carthage, Africa Proconsularis
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tertulliānus |
| Genitive | Tertulliānī |
| Dative | Tertulliānō |
| Accusative | Tertulliānum |
| Ablative | Tertulliānō |
| Vocative | Tertulliāne |
Derived terms
- Tertulliānistae (Late Latin)
Descendants
- English: Tertullian
- French: Tertullien
References
- Tertulliaʹnus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek 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”
Further reading
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