palumbulus
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive from palumbēs (“wood pigeon”) + -ulus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [paˈɫʊm.bʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [paˈlum.bu.lus]
Noun
palumbulus m (genitive palumbulī); second declension
- (endearing) A little wood pigeon or little dove.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palumbulus | palumbulī |
| genitive | palumbulī | palumbulōrum |
| dative | palumbulō | palumbulīs |
| accusative | palumbulum | palumbulōs |
| ablative | palumbulō | palumbulīs |
| vocative | palumbule | palumbulī |
Related terms
- palumba
- palumbārius
- palumbēs
- palumbīnus
References
- “palumbulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palumbulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.