palumbulus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from palumbēs (wood pigeon) + -ulus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈlum.bu.lus/, [päˈɫ̪ʊmbʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈlum.bu.lus/, [päˈlumbulus]

Noun

palumbulus m (genitive palumbulī); second declension

  1. (endearing) A little wood pigeon or little dove.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative palumbulus palumbulī
Genitive palumbulī palumbulōrum
Dative palumbulō palumbulīs
Accusative palumbulum palumbulōs
Ablative palumbulō palumbulīs
Vocative palumbule palumbulī

References

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