Ortelius

Ortelius

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Orthellius

Etymology

Etymology tree
Dutch Ortelsbor.
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin Ortelius

    From Dutch Ortels + Latin -ius.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Ortelius m sg (genitive Orteliī or Ortelī); second declension

    1. (New Latin) a surname from Dutch — famously held by:
      1. Abraham Ortels (1527–1598), Antwerpian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer.

    Declension

    Second-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Ortelius
    genitive Orteliī
    Ortelī1
    dative Orteliō
    accusative Ortelium
    ablative Orteliō
    vocative Ortelī

    1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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