libellio

Latin

Etymology

libellus (“booklet”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /liˈbel.li.oː/, [lɪˈbɛl.li.oː]

Noun

libelliō m (genitive libelliōnis); third declension

tabellion, notary
bookdealer
- c. 45 CE – 96 CE, Statius, Silvae 4.9.20–23:
  Sed Bruti senis oscitationes de capsa miseri libellionis emptum plus minus asse gaiano, donas.
  But no, you send me Brutus’ boring stuff, bought for about a Caligulan as from a poor bookseller’s bag.

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	libelliō	libelliōnēs
Genitive	libelliōnis	libelliōnum
Dative	libelliōnī	libelliōnibus
Accusative	libelliōnem	libelliōnēs
Ablative	libelliōne	libelliōnibus
Vocative	libelliō	libelliōnēs

References

libellio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
libellio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
libellio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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