passerculus
See also: Passerculus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive of passer (“sparrow”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pasˈser.ku.lus/, [päs̠ˈs̠ɛrkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pasˈser.ku.lus/, [päsˈsɛrkulus]
Noun
[edit]passerculus m (genitive passerculī); second declension
- a little sparrow
- a term of endearment
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | passerculus | passerculī |
Genitive | passerculī | passerculōrum |
Dative | passerculō | passerculīs |
Accusative | passerculum | passerculōs |
Ablative | passerculō | passerculīs |
Vocative | passercule | passerculī |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “passerculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “passerculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- passerculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.