-clus

See also: clus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-tlom. Later also by contraction of -culus.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-clus m (feminine -cla, neuter -clum); first/second declension

  1. Used to form a diminutive of a noun.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -clus -cla -clum -clī -clae -cla
Genitive -clī -clae -clī -clōrum -clārum -clōrum
Dative -clō -clae -clō -clīs -clīs -clīs
Accusative -clum -clam -clum -clōs -clās -cla
Ablative -clō -clā -clō -clīs -clīs -clīs
Vocative -cle -cla -clum -clī -clae -cla

Derived terms

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-cla' title='Category:Latin words suffixed with -cla'>Latin words suffixed with -cla</a>
Category Latin words suffixed with -clum not found

References

  • Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company, page 100
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