petiolus

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

petiolus

  1. (botany) petiole

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From root *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus, diminutive of pēs.

Noun[edit]

petiolus m (genitive petiolī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) a little foot
  2. (Late Latin) a fruit stalk; stem

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative petiolus petiolī
Genitive petiolī petiolōrum
Dative petiolō petiolīs
Accusative petiolum petiolōs
Ablative petiolō petiolīs
Vocative petiole petiolī

Derived terms[edit]

  • Vulgar Latin: *pecione (little stalk; nipple)

Descendants[edit]

Borrowings:

References[edit]

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