Latin edit

Etymology edit

From porculus (little pig) +‎ -lus, from porcus (pig).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

porcellus m (genitive porcellī); second declension

  1. piglet

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

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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