pariculus

Latin

Etymology

From pār (“equal, alike”) +‎ -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the Lex Salica.[1]

Adjective

pariculus (feminine paricula, neuter pariculum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

  1. kindred, similar

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative pariculus paricula pariculum pariculī pariculae paricula
genitive pariculī pariculae pariculī pariculōrum pariculārum pariculōrum
dative pariculō pariculae pariculō pariculīs
accusative pariculum pariculam pariculum pariculōs pariculās paricula
ablative pariculō pariculā pariculō pariculīs
vocative paricule paricula pariculum pariculī pariculae paricula

Notes

Several descendants presuppose a feminine collective noun *paricula, meaning 'pair' or similar. Some derive from the masculine plural pariculī.

Descendants

  • Balkano-Romance:
    • Aromanian: pãreaclji, pãreaclje, preaclji
    • Romanian: pereche, păreche — obsolete
  • Italo-Dalmatian:
    • Corsican: parechju
    • Italian: parecchio, parecchia
      • → Sardinian: paritzu, pariciu
    • Neapolitan: pariccio, paricchie (Apulia)
    • Old Venetan: parechi
      • Venetan: parigi (different dialects?)
    • Sicilian: paricchia, pariggia
      Calabrian: paricciu
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
    • Friulian: pareli, parél
    • Romansch: paregl
  • Gallo-Italic:
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “parĭcŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 7: N–Pas, page 650
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