palumbulus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive from palumbēs (“wood pigeon”) + -ulus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paˈlum.bu.lus/, [päˈɫ̪ʊmbʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈlum.bu.lus/, [päˈlumbulus]
Noun
[edit]palumbulus m (genitive palumbulī); second declension
- (endearing) A little wood pigeon or little dove.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palumbulus | palumbulī |
| Genitive | palumbulī | palumbulōrum |
| Dative | palumbulō | palumbulīs |
| Accusative | palumbulum | palumbulōs |
| Ablative | palumbulō | palumbulīs |
| Vocative | palumbule | palumbulī |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “palumbulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palumbulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.