somniculus
Latin
Etymology
From somnus (“sleep”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sɔmˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [somˈniː.ku.lus]
Noun
somniculus m (genitive somniculī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | somniculus | somniculī |
| genitive | somniculī | somniculōrum |
| dative | somniculō | somniculīs |
| accusative | somniculum | somniculōs |
| ablative | somniculō | somniculīs |
| vocative | somnicule | somniculī |
Derived terms
References
- somniculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “somniculus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC