What does caupulus mean in Latin?

caupulus, a noun, means “A kind of small boat”.

What is the genitive of caupulus?

The genitive singular is caupulī. caupulus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈkau̯.pʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaːu̯.pu.lus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

caupulus m (genitive caupulī)

Classical[ˈkau̯.pʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaːu̯.pu.lus]

caupŭlus, i, m.,

I. a kind of small ship, Gell. 10, 25, 5; cf. Isid. Orig. 19, 1, 25, where Lind. has caupilus.

Perhaps from earlier *calpulus, from or related to Ancient Greek κάλπις (kálpis, “pitcher, vessel”). An earlier suggestion linked it to caudex.

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