legulus

Latin

Etymology

From legō (“I collect, gather”) +‎ -ulus (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɡu.lus/, [ˈɫɛ.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

legulus m (genitive legulī); second declension

A collector, gatherer, picker.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	legulus	legulī
Genitive	legulī	legulōrum
Dative	legulō	legulīs
Accusative	legulum	legulōs
Ablative	legulō	legulīs
Vocative	legule	legulī

Synonyms

(gatherer): collector, convector

Derived terms

aurilegulus

Related terms

lēctor
lēctrīx
lēcturiō
lēctus
legārium

legō
legūmen
legūmentum
legūminārius

References

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

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