pulpus

Latin

Etymology

With syncopation, from polypus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.pus/, [ˈpʊɫ̪pʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.pus/, [ˈpulpus]

Noun

pulpus m (genitive pulpī); second declension

1. (Late Latin) octopus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pulpus	pulpī
Genitive	pulpī	pulpōrum
Dative	pulpō	pulpīs
Accusative	pulpum	pulpōs
Ablative	pulpō	pulpīs
Vocative	pulpe	pulpī

Descendants

• Italian: polpo
• Ligurian: pórpo
• Sicilian: purpu

References

• pulpus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.