LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

curculiō1

curculiō m (genitive curculiōnis)
Classical[kʊrˈkʊ.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[kurˈkuː.li.o]

Meaning

  1. weevil

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Faux · Glutus · Ingluvies · Guttur · Gurgulio · Gula

Faux, glutus, and ingluvies, denote the space within the throat; glutus (γλῶττα), in men; ingluvies, in animals; faux (φάρυγξ), the upper part, the entrance into the throat; whereas guttur, gurgulio, and gula, denote that part of the body which encloses the space within the throat; gurgulio (redupl. of gula), in animals; gula, in men; guttur, in either. (v. 149.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecurculiōcurculiōnēs
gurguliōnēs
genitivecurculiōnis
gurguliōnis		curculiōnum
gurguliōnum
dativecurculiōnī
gurguliōnī		curculiōnibus
gurguliōnibus
accusativecurculiōnem
gurguliōnem		curculiōnēs
gurguliōnēs
ablativecurculiōne
gurguliōne		curculiōnibus
gurguliōnibus
vocativecurculiōcurculiōnēs
gurguliōnēs

curcŭlĭo (gurgŭlĭo, Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 9 Ritschl, Fleck.; Pall. 1, 19, 2; id. Jun. 3; also in some MSS. of the authors cited infra), ōnis, m. kindr. with circulus, circus,
I. a corn-worm, weevil, Cato, R. R. 92; Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 63; Col. 1, 6, 15 sq.; Plin. 18, 11, 73, § 302; Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 186. —
B. Form gurgulio = membrum virile, Pers. 4, 38.—
II. Curcŭlĭo, the name of a comedy of Plautus.

Origins

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, curve, turn”), thus related to Latin carcer, cancer and curvus, which see for more cognates. However, it may instead be of substrate origin.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancorcoll
  • Aragonesecorcullo
  • Aragonesecorcullón
Borrowings
  • Italiancurculione
  • TranslingualCurculio
  • TranslingualCurculionichthys

In English words that came into English from curculiō

  • curculiocurculiō
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Curcūliō2
Curcūliō m sg (genitive Curcūliōnis)

Meaning

  1. a male given name, character in the play Curculio of Plautus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCurcūliō—
genitiveCurcūliōnis—
dativeCurcūliōnī—
accusativeCurcūliōnem—
ablativeCurcūliōne—
vocativeCurcūliō—

Quick answers

What does curculiō mean in Latin?
curculiō, a noun, means “weevil”.
What is the genitive of curculiō?
The genitive singular is curculiōnis. curculiō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce curculiō?
In classical Latin, [kʊrˈkʊ.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kurˈkuː.li.o].