ramusculus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From rāmus (“branch”) + -usculus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /raːˈmus.ku.lus/, [räːˈmʊs̠kʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /raˈmus.ku.lus/, [räˈmuskulus]
Noun edit
rāmusculus m (genitive rāmusculī); second declension (Late Latin)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rāmusculus | rāmusculī |
| Genitive | rāmusculī | rāmusculōrum |
| Dative | rāmusculō | rāmusculīs |
| Accusative | rāmusculum | rāmusculōs |
| Ablative | rāmusculō | rāmusculīs |
| Vocative | rāmuscule | rāmusculī |
Descendants edit
- Vulgar Latin: *rāmuscellum (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- “ramusculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ramusculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ramusculus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016