trunculus

Latin

Etymology

From truncus +‎ -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Noun

trunculus m (genitive trunculī); second declension

  1. a small piece cut off from the body; tip

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative trunculus trunculī
genitive trunculī trunculōrum
dative trunculō trunculīs
accusative trunculum trunculōs
ablative trunculō trunculīs
vocative truncule trunculī

Descendants

  • French: tronculaire
  • Italian: tronculare
  • Portuguese: troncho, tronchar
  • Romanian: trunchi
  • Spanish: troncho, tronchar

References

  • “trunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • trunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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