cuniclus

Latin

Etymology

Via the intertonic vowel syncope predominant in Western Romance.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kuˈniːk.klus/, [kʊˈniːk.kɫ̪ʊs̠]

Noun

cunīclus m (genitive cunīclī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) Alternative form of cunīculus (“rabbit”)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cunīclus cunīclī
Genitive cunīclī cunīclōrum
Dative cunīclō cunīclīs
Accusative cunīclum cunīclōs
Ablative cunīclō cunīclīs
Vocative cunīcle cunīclī

Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: κουνίκλος (kouníklos)
  • Gallo-Italic
    • Lombard: cunìch
  • Italo-Dalmatian
  • Old French: connil (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Occitan: [Term?]
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Sardinian: conígiu, conígliu, coníliu, conillu, cunidhu, cunixu
  • Venetian: cunicio, conicio, cunic, conéjo, cunin, cunel
  • West Iberian
    • Mozarabic:
      Arabic: كُونَالْيه‎ (coneʎu)
      Hebrew: כוֹנאֵלּו‎ (coneʎu)
    • Navarro-Aragonese: [Term?]
    • Old Leonese: [Term?]
      • Asturian: conexu, coneyu
      • Leonese: cuneyu
      • Mirandese: coneilho
    • Old Portuguese: cõello (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Spanish: [Term?]
      • Ladino: konejo
      • Spanish: conejo (see there for further descendants)
  • → Breton: konikl
  • → Estonian: küülik

References
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