Latin edit

Etymology edit

From homō (human) +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

homullus m (genitive homullī); second declension

  1. Diminutive of homō (man)
  2. little man; manikin
  3. homunculus

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative homullus homullī
Genitive homullī homullōrum
Dative homullō homullīs
Accusative homullum homullōs
Ablative homullō homullīs
Vocative homulle homullī

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References edit

  • homullus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • homullus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • homullus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • homullus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • homullus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016