ramulus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ramulus.

Noun

ramulus (plural ramuli)

  1. (zoology) A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of rāmus.

Noun

rāmulus m (genitive rāmulī); second declension

  1. A little branch or bough
  2. A twig or sprig

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rāmulus rāmulī
Genitive rāmulī rāmulōrum
Dative rāmulō rāmulīs
Accusative rāmulum rāmulōs
Ablative rāmulō rāmulīs
Vocative rāmule rāmulī

Derived terms

Descendants
  • French: ramule
  • Italian: ramulo
  • Portuguese: râmulo
  • Romanian: ramură

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