forticulus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
fortis (“strong, brave”) + -culus
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /forˈti.ku.lus/, [fɔrˈt̪ɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /forˈti.ku.lus/, [forˈt̪iːkulus]
Adjective edit
forticulus (feminine forticula, neuter forticulum); first/second-declension adjective
- Diminutive of fortis: somewhat bold, rather brave
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | forticulus | forticula | forticulum | forticulī | forticulae | forticula | |
| Genitive | forticulī | forticulae | forticulī | forticulōrum | forticulārum | forticulōrum | |
| Dative | forticulō | forticulō | forticulīs | ||||
| Accusative | forticulum | forticulam | forticulum | forticulōs | forticulās | forticula | |
| Ablative | forticulō | forticulā | forticulō | forticulīs | |||
| Vocative | forticule | forticula | forticulum | forticulī | forticulae | forticula | |
References edit
- “forticulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “forticulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers