lenunculus
Latin
Etymology 1
Apparently an alteration of *lembunculus, a diminutive of lembus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫeːˈnʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [leˈnuŋ.ku.lus]
Noun
lēnunculus m (genitive lēnunculī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēnunculus | lēnunculī |
| genitive | lēnunculī | lēnunculōrum |
| dative | lēnunculō | lēnunculīs |
| accusative | lēnunculum | lēnunculōs |
| ablative | lēnunculō | lēnunculīs |
| vocative | lēnuncule | lēnunculī |
Etymology 2
Noun
lēnunculus m (genitive lēnunculī); second declension
- diminutive of lēnō (“a pimp”)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēnunculus | lēnunculī |
| genitive | lēnunculī | lēnunculōrum |
| dative | lēnunculō | lēnunculīs |
| accusative | lēnunculum | lēnunculōs |
| ablative | lēnunculō | lēnunculīs |
| vocative | lēnuncule | lēnunculī |
References
- “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.