urceolus

English

Etymology

Latin urceolus (“a little pitcher”).

Noun

urceolus (plural urceoli)

  1. (botany) Any urn-shaped organ of a plant.

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of urceus.

Noun

urceolus m (genitive urceolī); second declension

  1. small jug or pitcher

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative urceolus urceolī
Genitive urceolī urceolōrum
Dative urceolō urceolīs
Accusative urceolum urceolōs
Ablative urceolō urceolīs
Vocative urceole urceolī

Descendants
  • Aromanian: ulcior
  • French: urcéole
  • Italian: orciolo
  • Occitan: orsol
  • Old French: orçuel
  • Portuguese: urcéolo
  • Romanian: urcior

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