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noun · masculinesecond declension

cauliculus

cauliculus m (genitive cauliculī)
Classical[kau̯ˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[kau̯ˈliː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesmall cabbage
  2. masculinestalk, stem

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecauliculuscauliculī
genitivecauliculīcauliculōrum
dativecauliculōcauliculīs
accusativecauliculumcauliculōs
ablativecauliculōcauliculīs
vocativecauliculecauliculī

caulĭcŭlus or cōlĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. caulis,
I. the small stalk or stem of a plant; form cauliculus, Cels. 2, 18; Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 119; Suet. Gram. 11; Scrib. Comp. 128; Veg. 2, 6, 2; form coliculus, Cato, R. R. 158, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 4; 1, 42, 4; Col. 11, 2, 10; 12, 7, 1; 12, 56, 1.—
II. In architecture, a stalk or stem as an ornament on the capitals of columns, Vitr. 4, 1, 12; 7, 5, 3.

Origins

Diminutive of caulis, from caulis + -culus.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancolís
  • Catalancolitx
Borrowings
  • Englishcauliculus
  • Englishcaulicle
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancurechi
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancolecchio
Elsewhere
  • Spanishcollejafrom Vulgar Latin *caulicula
  • Galiciancoellafrom Vulgar Latin *caulicula
  • Galiciancovellafrom Vulgar Latin *caulicula

Quick answers

What does cauliculus mean in Latin?
cauliculus, a noun, means “small cabbage; stalk, stem”.
What is the genitive of cauliculus?
The genitive singular is cauliculī. cauliculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cauliculus?
In classical Latin, [kau̯ˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kau̯ˈliː.ku.lus].