urceolus

English

Etymology

Latin urceolus (“a little pitcher”).

Noun

urceolus (plural urceoli)

  1. (botany) Any urn-shaped organ of a plant.

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of urceus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /urˈke.o.lus/, [ʊrˈkeɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /urˈt͡ʃe.o.lus/, [urˈt͡ʃɛːolus]

Noun

urceolus m (genitive urceolī); second declension

  1. small jug or pitcher

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative urceolus urceolī
Genitive urceolī urceolōrum
Dative urceolō urceolīs
Accusative urceolum urceolōs
Ablative urceolō urceolīs
Vocative urceole urceolī

Descendants
  • Aromanian: ulcior
  • French: urcéole
  • Italian: orciolo
  • Occitan: orsol
  • Old French: orçuel
  • Portuguese: urcéolo
  • Romanian: urcior

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