brittunculus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Brittō (Briton) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).[1]

Noun

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brittunculus m (genitive brittunculī); second declension

  1. (rare, especially in plural) nasty little Briton(s)

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative brittunculus brittunculī
Genitive brittunculī brittunculōrum
Dative brittunculō brittunculīs
Accusative brittunculum brittunculōs
Ablative brittunculō brittunculīs
Vocative brittuncule brittunculī

References

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  1. ^ Alan K. Bowman, J. David Thomas (1987) “New Texts from Vindolanda”, in Britannia, volume 18, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 137