leunculus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From leō (“lion”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Noun edit
leunculus m (genitive leunculī); second declension
- Diminutive of leō (“lion”):
- small representation or figure of a lion (e.g. carved)
- young lion, lion cub
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leunculus | leunculī |
| Genitive | leunculī | leunculōrum |
| Dative | leunculō | leunculīs |
| Accusative | leunculum | leunculōs |
| Ablative | leunculō | leunculīs |
| Vocative | leuncule | leunculī |
References edit
- “leunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- leunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- leunculus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016