Tertullianus

Latin

Alternative forms

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.

Case 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

Further reading

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