surculus

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin surculus. Doublet of surcle.

Noun

surculus (plural surculi)

  1. A shoot from a rootstock; a sucker.

Latin

Noun

surculus m (genitive surculī); second declension

  1. shoot, sprout, sprig, twig

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative surculus surculī
genitive surculī surculōrum
dative surculō surculīs
accusative surculum surculōs
ablative surculō surculīs
vocative surcule surculī

Derived terms

References

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