lenunculus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Apparently an alteration of *lembunculus, a diminutive of lembus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /leːˈnun.ku.lus/, [ɫ̪eːˈnʊŋkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈnun.ku.lus/, [leˈnuŋkulus]
Noun[edit]
lēnunculus m (genitive lēnunculī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lēnunculus | lēnunculī |
| Genitive | lēnunculī | lēnunculōrum |
| Dative | lēnunculō | lēnunculīs |
| Accusative | lēnunculum | lēnunculōs |
| Ablative | lēnunculō | lēnunculīs |
| Vocative | lēnuncule | lēnunculī |
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
lēnunculus m (genitive lēnunculī); second declension
- diminutive of lēnō (“a pimp”)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lēnunculus | lēnunculī |
| Genitive | lēnunculī | lēnunculōrum |
| Dative | lēnunculō | lēnunculīs |
| Accusative | lēnunculum | lēnunculōs |
| Ablative | lēnunculō | lēnunculīs |
| Vocative | lēnuncule | lēnunculī |
References[edit]
- “lenunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lenunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lenunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.