Zoilus

Borrowed from Latin Zōilus, from Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos).

Zoilus

1. An Ancient Greek grammarian and critic (400–320 B.C.), known for his harsh criticisms of Homer’s poems.

• zoilus

• “Zoilus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈzoː.ɪ.ɫʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈd̪͡z̪ɔː.i.lus]

Zōilus m sg (genitive Zōilī); second declension

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek — famously held by:
   1. Zoilus, an Ancient Greek grammarian and critic, known for his harsh criticisms of Homer’s poems.

Second-declension noun, singular only.

• “Zōĭlus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Zōĭlus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,702.
• Zōilus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung