sermunculus

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Latin

Etymology

From sermō, sermōnis +‎ -culus.

Noun

sermunculus m (genitive sermunculī); second declension (Diminutive of: sermō)

  1. rumour
  2. tittle-tattle

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative sermunculus sermunculī
genitive sermunculī sermunculōrum
dative sermunculō sermunculīs
accusative sermunculum sermunculōs
ablative sermunculō sermunculīs
vocative sermuncule sermunculī

References

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