porcellus

Latin

Etymology

From porcus (pig) + -lus.

Noun

porcellus m (genitive porcellī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) piglet

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative porcellus porcellī
Genitive porcellī porcellōrum
Dative porcellō porcellīs
Accusative porcellum porcellōs
Ablative porcellō porcellīs
Vocative porcelle porcellī

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: purcel
  • Romansch: purschè, purschel
  • Sardinian: porcedhu, porchedhu, portzedhu, procedhu, purchedhu
  • Sicilian: purceddu
  • Venetian: porseƚo, porselo, porsèl, porzèl
  • Walloon: pourcea
  • Welsh: porchell

References

  • porcellus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • porcellus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • porcellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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