LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

colliculus

colliculus m (genitive colliculī)
Classical[kɔlˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[kolˈliː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesmall hill, hillock, knoll

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecolliculuscolliculī
genitivecolliculīcolliculōrum
dativecolliculōcolliculīs
accusativecolliculumcolliculōs
ablativecolliculōcolliculīs
vocativecolliculecolliculī

collĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. collis,
I. a little hill (late Lat.), App. Flor. 1, 1, p. 340.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-der.?
  2. Latincolliculus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin colliculus From collis + -culus.

Descendants
  • Catalancol·licle
  • Englishcolliculus
  • Portuguesecolículo
  • Spanishcolículo

Quick answers

What does colliculus mean in Latin?
colliculus, a noun, means “small hill, hillock, knoll”.
What is the genitive of colliculus?
The genitive singular is colliculī. colliculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce colliculus?
In classical Latin, [kɔlˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kolˈliː.ku.lus].
Where does colliculus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der.? → Latin colliculus.