lenunculus

Latin

Etymology 1

Apparently an alteration of *lembunculus, a diminutive of lembus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leːˈnun.ku.lus/, [ɫ̪eːˈnʊŋkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈnun.ku.lus/, [leˈnuŋkulus]

Noun

lēnunculus m (genitive lēnunculī); second declension

1. A skiff, bark; a small sailing vessel.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēnunculus	lēnunculī
Genitive	lēnunculī	lēnunculōrum
Dative	lēnunculō	lēnunculīs
Accusative	lēnunculum	lēnunculōs
Ablative	lēnunculō	lēnunculīs
Vocative	lēnuncule	lēnunculī

Etymology 2

From lēnō +‎ -culus.

Noun

lēnunculus m (genitive lēnunculī); second declension

1. diminutive of lēnō (“a pimp”)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēnunculus	lēnunculī
Genitive	lēnunculī	lēnunculōrum
Dative	lēnunculō	lēnunculīs
Accusative	lēnunculum	lēnunculōs
Ablative	lēnunculō	lēnunculīs
Vocative	lēnuncule	lēnunculī

References

• “lenunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “lenunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lenunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.