palumbulus
Latin
editEtymology
editDiminutive from palumbēs (“wood pigeon”) + -ulus.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paˈlum.bu.lus/, [päˈɫ̪ʊmbʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈlum.bu.lus/, [päˈlumbulus]
Noun
editpalumbulus m (genitive palumbulī); second declension
- (endearing) A little wood pigeon or little dove.
Declension
editSecond-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
editReferences
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.