equulus

equulus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos
Proto-Italic *ekwos
Latin equus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin equulus

    From equus + -ulus (diminutive).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    equulus m (genitive equulī); second declension

    1. foal (young horse)

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative equulus equulī
    genitive equulī equulōrum
    dative equulō equulīs
    accusative equulum equulōs
    ablative equulō equulīs
    vocative equule equulī

    References

    • “equulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “equulus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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