caniculus

caniculus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓder.
Latin canēs
Latin canis
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Proto-Italic *-kelos
Latin -culus
Latin canīculus

    From canis (“dog”) + -culus.

    Noun

    canīculus m (genitive canīculī); second declension

    1. diminutive of canis
    2. little dog

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative canīculus canīculī
    genitive canīculī canīculōrum
    dative canīculō canīculīs
    accusative canīculum canīculōs
    ablative canīculō canīculīs
    vocative canīcule canīculī

    Derived terms

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