LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

frāterculus

frāterculus m (genitive frāterculī)

Meaning

  1. A little brother.
  2. A familiar appellation given to a friend.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrāterculusfrāterculī
genitivefrāterculīfrāterculōrum
dativefrāterculōfrāterculīs
accusativefrāterculumfrāterculōs
ablativefrāterculōfrāterculīs
vocativefrāterculefrāterculī

frātercŭlus, i, m. dim. frater,
I. a little brother.
I. Lit.: unde fit, ut malim fraterculus esse Gigantis, i. e. of unknown parents. qs. sprung from the earth, Juv. 4, 98. —
II. Transf. (acc. to frater, II. A.), a familiar appellation given to a friend: quam copiose laudatur Apronius a Timarchide ... Volo, mi frater, fraterculo tuo credas, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰréh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Italic*frātēr
  3. Latinfrāterculus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin frāterculus From frāter + -culus.

Quick answers

What does frāterculus mean in Latin?
frāterculus, a noun, means “A little brother.; A familiar appellation given to a friend.”.
What is the genitive of frāterculus?
The genitive singular is frāterculī. frāterculus is masculine, second declension.
Where does frāterculus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr → Proto-Italic *frātēr → Latin frāterculus.