Ortelius

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Orthellius === Etymology === From Dutch Ortels + Latin -ius. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔrˈtɛ.li.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [orˈtɛː.li.us] === Proper noun === Ortelius m sg (genitive Orteliī or Ortelī); second declension (New Latin) a surname from Dutch — famously held by: Abraham Ortels (1527–1598), Antwerpian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).