passerculus
See also: Passerculus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of passer (“sparrow”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pasˈser.ku.lus/, [päs̠ˈs̠ɛrkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pasˈser.ku.lus/, [päsˈsɛrkulus]
Noun edit
passerculus m (genitive passerculī); second declension
- a little sparrow
- a term of endearment
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | passerculus | passerculī |
| Genitive | passerculī | passerculōrum |
| Dative | passerculō | passerculīs |
| Accusative | passerculum | passerculōs |
| Ablative | passerculō | passerculīs |
| Vocative | passercule | passerculī |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “passerculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “passerculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- passerculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.