English

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Noun

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petiolus

  1. (botany) petiole

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From root *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus, diminutive of pēs.

Noun

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petiolus m (genitive petiolī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) a little foot
  2. (Late Latin) a fruit stalk; stem

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative petiolus petiolī
Genitive petiolī petiolōrum
Dative petiolō petiolīs
Accusative petiolum petiolōs
Ablative petiolō petiolīs
Vocative petiole petiolī

Derived terms

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  • Vulgar Latin: *pecione (little stalk; nipple)

Descendants

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References

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  • petiolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petiolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.