petiolus
English edit
Noun edit
petiolus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From root *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus, diminutive of pēs.
Noun edit
petiolus m (genitive petiolī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a little foot
- (Late Latin) a fruit stalk; stem
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | petiolus | petiolī |
| Genitive | petiolī | petiolōrum |
| Dative | petiolō | petiolīs |
| Accusative | petiolum | petiolōs |
| Ablative | petiolō | petiolīs |
| Vocative | petiole | petiolī |
Derived terms edit
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pecione (“little stalk; nipple”)
Descendants edit
Borrowings:
- → Arabic: بُجُّول (bujjūl)
- → Catalan: pecíol
- → French: pétiole
- → Portuguese: pecíolo
- → Spanish: pecíolo
References edit
- “petiolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- petiolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.