homullus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hoˈmul.lus/, [hɔˈmʊlːʲʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈmul.lus/, [oˈmulːus]

Noun

homullus m (genitive homullī); second declension

1. diminutive of homō (“man”)
2. little man; manikin
3. homunculus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

Derived terms

• homullulus

See also

• homunculus, homunciō

References

• “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