flucticulus

Latin

Etymology

From flūctus (“a wave, billow”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /flukˈti.ku.lus/, [fɫ̪ʊkˈt̪ɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /flukˈti.ku.lus/, [flukˈt̪iːkulus]

Noun

flūcticulus m (genitive flūcticulī); second declension

Diminutive of flūctus (“wave, billow”): a little wave, wavelet, ripple

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	flūcticulus	flūcticulī
Genitive	flūcticulī	flūcticulōrum
Dative	flūcticulō	flūcticulīs
Accusative	flūcticulum	flūcticulōs
Ablative	flūcticulō	flūcticulīs
Vocative	flūcticule	flūcticulī

References

“flucticulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
flucticulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.