amniculus

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from amnis (river, torrent) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

amniculus m (genitive amniculī); second declension

  1. diminutive of amnis: small brook, rivulet.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative amniculus amniculī
genitive amniculī amniculōrum
dative amniculō amniculīs
accusative amniculum amniculōs
ablative amniculō amniculīs
vocative amnicule amniculī

References

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