palumbulus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive from palumbēs (“wood pigeon”) + -ulus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈlum.bu.lus/, [päˈɫ̪ʊmbʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈlum.bu.lus/, [päˈlumbulus]
Noun edit
palumbulus m (genitive palumbulī); second declension
- (endearing) A little wood pigeon or little dove.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palumbulus | palumbulī |
| Genitive | palumbulī | palumbulōrum |
| Dative | palumbulō | palumbulīs |
| Accusative | palumbulum | palumbulōs |
| Ablative | palumbulō | palumbulīs |
| Vocative | palumbule | palumbulī |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “palumbulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palumbulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.