pariculus

pariculus

Latin

Etymology

    From pār (“equal, alike”) +‎ -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the Lex Salica.[1]

    Adjective

    pāriculus (feminine pāricula, neuter pāriculum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

    1. kindred, similar

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative pāriculus pāricula pāriculum pāriculī pāriculae pāricula
    genitive pāriculī pāriculae pāriculī pāriculōrum pāriculārum pāriculōrum
    dative pāriculō pāriculae pāriculō pāriculīs
    accusative pāriculum pāriculam pāriculum pāriculōs pāriculās pāricula
    ablative pāriculō pāriculā pāriculō pāriculīs
    vocative pāricule pāricula pāriculum pāriculī pāriculae pāricula

    Notes

    Several descendants presuppose a feminine collective noun *paricula, meaning 'pair' or similar. Some derive from the masculine plural pariculī.

    Descendants

    • Balkano-Romance:
      • Aromanian: pãreaclji, pãreaclje, preaclji
      • Romanian: pereche, păreche — obsolete
    • Italo-Dalmatian:
      • Corsican: parechju
      • Italian: parecchio, parecchia
        • → Sardinian: paritzu, pariciu
      • Neapolitan: pariccio, paricchie (Apulia)
      • Old Venetan: parechi
        • Venetan: parigi (different dialects?)
      • Sicilian: paricchia, pariggia
        Calabrian: paricciu
    • Rhaeto-Romance:
      • Friulian: pareli, parél
      • Romansh: paregl
    • Gallo-Italic:
    • Northern Gallo-Romance:
    • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:

    References

    1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “parĭcŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 7: N–Pas, page 650
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