leunculus
Latin
Etymology
Etymology tree
From leō (“lion”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Noun
leunculus m (genitive leunculī); second declension
- diminutive of leō (“lion”):
- small representation or figure of a lion (e.g. carved)
- young lion, lion cub
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leunculus | leunculī |
| genitive | leunculī | leunculōrum |
| dative | leunculō | leunculīs |
| accusative | leunculum | leunculōs |
| ablative | leunculō | leunculīs |
| vocative | leuncule | leunculī |
References
- “leunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “leunculus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- leunculus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016