noun · masculinesecond declension
fīliolus
fīliolus m (genitive fīliolī, feminine fīliola)
Classical[fiːˈli.ɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[fiˈliː.o.lus]
Meaning
- young son
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
parvus fīlius (blandē)fīliolus -ī (m) — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 15
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fīliolus | fīliolī |
| genitive | fīliolī | fīliolōrum |
| dative | fīliolō | fīliolīs |
| accusative | fīliolum | fīliolōs |
| ablative | fīliolō | fīliolīs |
| vocative | fīliole | fīliolī |
fīlĭŏlus, i, m. dim. filius,
I. a little son:
filiolo me auctum scito salva Terentia, Cic. Att. 1, 2, 1; Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 96; id. Truc. 2, 8, 10; 4, 3, 31; Juv. 6, 390 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fīliolus ī, m dim.
filius, a little son .
Origins
Diminutive from fīlius (“son”) + -olus.
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianfigliolo
- Italianfigliuolo
- Corsicanfigliolu
- Sicilianfigghiolu
- Venetanfióło
- Venetanfiol
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchfilleul
- Catalanfillol
- Normanfilieu
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishhijuelo
Balkano-Romance
- Aromanianhiljor
Rhaeto-Romance
- Romanshfigliol
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianfiôl
- Ligurianfigeu
- Lombardfioeul
- Piedmontesefieulfrom Old Piedmontese figlol