porcellus

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Latin

Etymology

From porculus (“little pig”) +‎ -lus, from porcus (“pig”).

Pronunciation

Noun

porcellus m (genitive porcellī); second declension

  1. piglet

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative porcellus porcellī
genitive porcellī porcellōrum
dative porcellō porcellīs
accusative porcellum porcellōs
ablative porcellō porcellīs
vocative porcelle porcellī

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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