lenunculus

lenunculus

Latin

Etymology 1

Apparently an alteration of *lembunculus, a diminutive of lembus.

Pronunciation

Noun

lēnunculus m (genitive lēnunculī); second declension

  1. A skiff, bark; a small sailing vessel.
Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lēnunculus lēnunculī
genitive lēnunculī lēnunculōrum
dative lēnunculō lēnunculīs
accusative lēnunculum lēnunculōs
ablative lēnunculō lēnunculīs
vocative lēnuncule lēnunculī

Etymology 2

Etymology tree
Latin lēnō
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Proto-Italic *-kelos
Latin -culus
Latin lēnunculus

    From lēnō + -culus.

    Noun

    lēnunculus m (genitive lēnunculī); second declension

    1. diminutive of lēnō (“a pimp”)
    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative lēnunculus lēnunculī
    genitive lēnunculī lēnunculōrum
    dative lēnunculō lēnunculīs
    accusative lēnunculum lēnunculōs
    ablative lēnunculō lēnunculīs
    vocative lēnuncule lēnunculī

    References

    • “lenunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “lenunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “lenunculus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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