turpiculus

turpiculus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin turpis
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Proto-Italic *-kelos
Latin -culus
Latin turpiculus

    From turpis + -culus (diminutive suffix).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    turpiculus (feminine turpicula, neuter turpiculum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. diminutive of turpis (“ugly, foul, deformed”)

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative turpiculus turpicula turpiculum turpiculī turpiculae turpicula
    genitive turpiculī turpiculae turpiculī turpiculōrum turpiculārum turpiculōrum
    dative turpiculō turpiculae turpiculō turpiculīs
    accusative turpiculum turpiculam turpiculum turpiculōs turpiculās turpicula
    ablative turpiculō turpiculā turpiculō turpiculīs
    vocative turpicule turpicula turpiculum turpiculī turpiculae turpicula

    References

    • “turpiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “turpiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “turpiculus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • turpiculus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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