pariculus

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Latin

Etymology

From pār (“equal, alike”) +‎ -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the Lex Salica.[1]

Adjective

pariculus (feminine paricula, neuter pariculum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

  1. kindred, similar

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pariculus paricula pariculum pariculī pariculae paricula
Genitive pariculī pariculae pariculī pariculōrum pariculārum pariculōrum
Dative pariculō pariculō pariculīs
Accusative pariculum pariculam pariculum pariculōs pariculās paricula
Ablative pariculō pariculā pariculō pariculīs
Vocative paricule paricula pariculum pariculī pariculae paricula

Notes

Several descendants presuppose a feminine collective noun *paricula, meaning 'pair' or similar. Some derive from the masculine plural pariculī.

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “parĭcŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 650
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