passerculus
See also: Passerculus
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of passer (“sparrow”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pasˈsɛr.kʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pasˈsɛr.ku.lus]
Noun
passerculus m (genitive passerculī); second declension
- a little sparrow
- a term of endearment
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | passerculus | passerculī |
| genitive | passerculī | passerculōrum |
| dative | passerculō | passerculīs |
| accusative | passerculum | passerculōs |
| ablative | passerculō | passerculīs |
| vocative | passercule | passerculī |
Related terms
- passer
- passercula
- passerīnus
References
- “passerculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “passerculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- passerculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.