aqualiculus

aqualiculus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂
Proto-Italic *akʷā
Latin aqua
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin aquālis
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Proto-Italic *-kelos
Latin -culus
Latin aquāliculus

    From aquālis (“washbasin”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    aquāliculus m (genitive aquāliculī); second declension

    1. (literally) diminutive of aquālis: small water vessel
    2. (anatomy) stomach, maw
    3. belly, paunch

    Inflection

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative aquāliculus aquāliculī
    genitive aquāliculī aquāliculōrum
    dative aquāliculō aquāliculīs
    accusative aquāliculum aquāliculōs
    ablative aquāliculō aquāliculīs
    vocative aquālicule aquāliculī

    References

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