culus
See also: -culus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-, zero-grade without s-mobile form of *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Cognates include Old Irish cúl (“bottom”), Lithuanian kẽvalas (“skin, cover”) and indirectly Old English hȳd (English hide). Related to obscūrus (“dark, obscure”) and cutis (“hide”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cūlus m (genitive cūlī); second declension
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | cūlus | cūlī |
genitive | cūlī | cūlōrum |
dative | cūlō | cūlīs |
accusative | cūlum | cūlōs |
ablative | cūlō | cūlīs |
vocative | cūle | cūlī |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- culus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- culus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- culus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- culus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Somali[edit]
Adjective[edit]
culus