equitulus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive form of eques (“knight”), formed equit- (stem of eques) + -ulus (diminutive suffix); literally, “little knight”.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈkʷi.tu.lus/, [ɛˈkʷɪt̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈkwi.tu.lus/, [eˈkwiːt̪ulus]
Noun edit
equitulus m (genitive equitulī); second declension
- (New Latin, rare) a young knight
- 1637, Johannes Clüver, “Epitomes…Appendix: Res ab anno hujus ſeculi xxx. uſque in hunc xxxiii. geſtas continens”, in Hiſtoriarum Totius Mundi Epitome, page 17:
- In hunc totis caſtris inſurgendum videns Tillius Comes, partem equitulus præmittit, ſubſequitur ipſe cum firmiſſimo exercitu.
- Seeing this uprising in the whole camp, the young knight, Count Tilly, sends ahead a contingent, and himself follows close after with the most steadfast of the army.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | equitulus | equitulī |
| Genitive | equitulī | equitulōrum |
| Dative | equitulō | equitulīs |
| Accusative | equitulum | equitulōs |
| Ablative | equitulō | equitulīs |
| Vocative | equitule | equitulī |