Chilo

Latin

Alternative forms

Cīlō (uncommon)

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰiː.loː/, [ˈkʰiːɫ̪oː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.lo/, [ˈkiːlo]

Proper noun

Chīlō m sg (genitive Chīlōnis); third declension

a cognomen used by the gens Annia, Flaminia, Tadia, and others.
Lucius Flaminius Chilo

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chīlō
Genitive	Chīlōnis
Dative	Chīlōnī
Accusative	Chīlōnem
Ablative	Chīlōne
Vocative	Chīlō

References

George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.

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