leunculus

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Latin

Etymology

From leō (“lion”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Noun

leunculus m (genitive leunculī); second declension

  1. diminutive of leō (“lion”):
    1. small representation or figure of a lion (e.g. carved)
    2. young lion, lion cub

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative leunculus leunculī
genitive leunculī leunculōrum
dative leunculō leunculīs
accusative leunculum leunculōs
ablative leunculō leunculīs
vocative leuncule leunculī

References

  • “leunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • leunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • leunculus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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