porcile
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *porcīle. By surface analysis, porco (“pig”) + -ile (“place for keeping”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
porcile m (plural porcili)
- pigsty, specifically:
- an enclosure where pigs are kept
- (figurative, colloquial) a dirty or very untidy place
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
porcīle n (genitive porcīlis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) a pigsty
- Synonym: suīle
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | porcīle | porcīlia |
Genitive | porcīlis | porcīlium |
Dative | porcīlī | porcīlibus |
Accusative | porcīle | porcīlia |
Ablative | porcīlī | porcīlibus |
Vocative | porcīle | porcīlia |
References edit
- porcile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)