FILIIS, filiis
Sounds Like: FI-lee-ees
Translations: (to) sons, (for) sons, (by) sons, (with) sons, (from) sons, (to) children, (for) children, (by) children, (with) children, (from) children
From the root: FILIUS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: FILIIS is the dative or ablative plural form of the Latin noun FILIUS, meaning 'son' or 'child'. As a dative case, it indicates the indirect object of a verb, often translated with 'to' or 'for'. As an ablative case, it can indicate various relationships, such as means ('by'), accompaniment ('with'), or separation ('from'), depending on the context and any accompanying prepositions.
Inflection: Dative or Ablative, Plural, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, FILIUS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- FILIO — (to) a son, (to) the son, (for) a son, (for) the son, (by) a son, (with) a son, (from) a son, (in) a son
- FILIORUM — of sons, of children
- FILIORUMQUE — and of sons, of sons and
- FILIOS — sons, children
- FILIUS — son, a son
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