porcellus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From porculus (“little pig”) + -lus, from porcus (“pig”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /porˈkel.lus/, [pɔrˈkɛlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /porˈt͡ʃel.lus/, [porˈt͡ʃɛlːus]
Noun edit
porcellus m (genitive porcellī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | porcellus | porcellī |
Genitive | porcellī | porcellōrum |
Dative | porcellō | porcellīs |
Accusative | porcellum | porcellōs |
Ablative | porcellō | porcellīs |
Vocative | porcelle | porcellī |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Borrowings:
- → Proto-Brythonic: *porxell (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- “porcellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “porcellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- porcellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette