aculeo

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See also: acúleo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aculeus.

Noun

aculeo m (plural aculei)

  1. (zoology) spine
  2. (zoology) stinger
    Synonym: pungiglione
  3. (botany) aculeus, prickle
    Synonym: spina

Derived terms

Latin

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Etymology 1

From aculeus +‎ -ō, with influence from acūtus (“sharpened”). Attested in the Reichenau Glossary.

Noun

acūleō m (genitive acūleōnis); third declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. sting, barb
Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acūleō acūleōnēs
Genitive acūleōnis acūleōnum
Dative acūleōnī acūleōnibus
Accusative acūleōnem acūleōnēs
Ablative acūleōne acūleōnibus
Vocative acūleō acūleōnēs
Descendants
  • Aragonese: agujón
  • French: aiguillon (influenced by aiguille)
  • Occitan: agulhon
  • Piedmontese: ujon, avion

Etymology 2

Noun

aculeō

  1. dative/ablative singular of aculeus

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*acūleo”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 124
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