amiculus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from amīcus (“friend”) +‎ -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmiː.ku.lus/, [äˈmiːkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmi.ku.lus/, [äˈmiːkulus]

Noun

amīculus m (genitive amīculī, feminine amīcula); second declension

  1. A dear friend, a little friend.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amīculus amīculī
Genitive amīculī amīculōrum
Dative amīculō amīculīs
Accusative amīculum amīculōs
Ablative amīculō amīculīs
Vocative amīcule amīculī

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