porculus
Latin
editEtymology
editDiminutive from porcus (“pig”) + -ulus.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpor.ku.lus/, [ˈpɔrkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.ku.lus/, [ˈpɔrkulus]
Noun
editporculus m (genitive porculī); second declension (diminutive of porcus)
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | porculus | porculī |
Genitive | porculī | porculōrum |
Dative | porculō | porculīs |
Accusative | porculum | porculōs |
Ablative | porculō | porculīs |
Vocative | porcule | porculī |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Translingual: Helophorus porculus, Uromys porculus
References
edit- “porculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- porculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.