porculus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from porcus (“pig”) +‎ -lus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpor.ku.lus/, [ˈpɔr.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

porculus m (genitive porculī); second declension

piglet; a little pig.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	porculus	porculī
genitive	porculī	porculōrum
dative	porculō	porculīs
accusative	porculum	porculōs
ablative	porculō	porculīs
vocative	porcule	porculī

Related terms

porcus

Descendants

Translingual: Helophorus porculus, Uromys porculus

References

porculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
porculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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