LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

ducīculus

ducīculus m (genitive ducīculī)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinspigot

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeducīculusducīculī
genitiveducīculīducīculōrum
dativeducīculōducīculīs
accusativeducīculumducīculōs
ablativeducīculōducīculīs
vocativeducīculeducīculī

Origins

Likely dux, ducis (“guide”) + -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the sixth century.

Descendants
  • Catalandullfrom Old Catalan duyll
  • Catalanduïllfrom Old Catalan duyll
  • Catalanduifrom Old Catalan duyll
  • Englishdossilfrom Old French doisil
  • Occitandosilhfrom Old Occitan dozil
  • Portugueseduzilfrom Old Occitan dozil
  • Angevindoujifrom Old French doisil
  • Bourbonnais-Berrichondouzilfrom Old French doisil
  • Bourbonnais-Berrichonguzifrom Old French doisil
  • Lorrainduzifrom Old French doisil

Quick answers

What does ducīculus mean in Latin?
ducīculus, a noun, means “spigot”.
What is the genitive of ducīculus?
The genitive singular is ducīculī. ducīculus is masculine, second declension.