See also: acúleo

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin aculeus.

Noun edit

aculeo m (plural aculei)

  1. (zoology) spine
  2. (zoology) stinger
    Synonym: pungiglione
  3. (botany) aculeus, prickle
    Synonym: spina

Derived terms edit

Latin edit

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Etymology 1 edit

From aculeus +‎ , with influence from acūtus (sharpened). Attested in the Reichenau Glossary.[1]

Noun edit

acūleō m (genitive acūleōnis); third declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. sting, barb
Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acūleō acūleōnēs
Genitive acūleōnis acūleōnum
Dative acūleōnī acūleōnibus
Accusative acūleōnem acūleōnēs
Ablative acūleōne acūleōnibus
Vocative acūleō acūleōnēs
Descendants edit
  • Aragonese: agujón
  • French: aiguillon (influenced by aiguille)
  • Occitan: agulhon
  • Piedmontese: ujon, avion

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

aculeō

  1. dative/ablative singular of aculeus

References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*acūleo”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 124