pumilio

Latin

Etymology

From pūmilus. Sometimes interpreted as formed by analogy with Ancient Greek Πυγμαῖοι (Pugmaîoi, “the Pigmies”), from πυγμή (pugmḗ, “fist”), but problematic. If so, ultimately cognate also with pugnus (“fist”).

Noun

pūmiliō m or f (genitive pūmiliōnis); third declension

dwarf

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pūmiliō	pūmiliōnēs
Genitive	pūmiliōnis	pūmiliōnum
Dative	pūmiliōnī	pūmiliōnibus
Accusative	pūmiliōnem	pūmiliōnēs
Ablative	pūmiliōne	pūmiliōnibus
Vocative	pūmiliō	pūmiliōnēs

References

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