dicaculus

Latin

Etymology

From dicāx (“sarcastic, witty”) +‎ -ulus (forms diminutive forms of adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diˈkaː.ku.lus/, [d̪ɪˈkäːkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈka.ku.lus/, [d̪iˈkäːkulus]

Adjective

dicāculus (feminine dicācula, neuter dicāculum); first/second-declension adjective

1. talkative, loquacious
2. (rare) facetious, witty

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dicāculus	dicācula	dicāculum		dicāculī	dicāculae	dicācula
Genitive	dicāculī	dicāculae	dicāculī		dicāculōrum	dicāculārum	dicāculōrum
Dative	dicāculō		dicāculō		dicāculīs
Accusative	dicāculum	dicāculam	dicāculum		dicāculōs	dicāculās	dicācula
Ablative	dicāculō	dicāculā	dicāculō		dicāculīs
Vocative	dicācule	dicācula	dicāculum		dicāculī	dicāculae	dicācula

References

• “dicaculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dicaculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.