pulvisculus

English

Etymology

Latin pulvisculus (“fine powder”)

Noun

pulvisculus (uncountable)

  1. (mycology) The powder contained in the spore-cases of certain fungi.

Latin

Etymology

From pulvis (“dust”) +‎ -culus (deminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pʊɫˈwɪs.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

pulvisculus m (genitive pulvisculī); second declension

  1. fine dust, fine powder
  2. (in the phrase cum pulvisculō) wholly, completely

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative pulvisculus pulvisculī
genitive pulvisculī pulvisculōrum
dative pulvisculō pulvisculīs
accusative pulvisculum pulvisculōs
ablative pulvisculō pulvisculīs
vocative pulviscule pulvisculī

References

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