duciculus

Latin

Etymology

Likely dux, ducis (“guide”) +‎ -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the sixth century.[1]

Noun

ducīculus m (genitive ducīculī); second declension (Late Latin)

  1. spigot

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ducīculus ducīculī
genitive ducīculī ducīculōrum
dative ducīculō ducīculīs
accusative ducīculum ducīculōs
ablative ducīculō ducīculīs
vocative ducīcule ducīculī

Descendants

  • Old Catalan: duyll
  • Old French: doisil, dosil, dusil
    • Angevin: douji
    • Bourbonnais-Berrichon: douzil, guzi
    • Lorrain: duzi
    • Poitevin-Saintongeais: dousi
    • → Middle Breton: doucil
      • Breton: doulzil
    • → Middle English: [Term?]
  • Old Occitan: dozil
    • Occitan: dosilh
    • → Portuguese: duzil (Barros)

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ducīculus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 172
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