ramulus

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ramulus.

Noun

ramulus (plural ramuli)

  1. (zoology) A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of rāmus.

Noun

rāmulus m (genitive rāmulī); second declension

  1. A little branch or bough
  2. A twig or sprig

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative rāmulus rāmulī
genitive rāmulī rāmulōrum
dative rāmulō rāmulīs
accusative rāmulum rāmulōs
ablative rāmulō rāmulīs
vocative rāmule rāmulī

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: ramule
  • Italian: ramulo
  • Portuguese: râmulo
  • Romanian: ramură

References

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