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noun · masculinesecond declension

fūniculus

fūniculus m (genitive fūniculī)
Classical[fuːˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[fuˈniː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. a slender rope, cord

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefūniculusfūniculī
genitivefūniculīfūniculōrum
dativefūniculōfūniculīs
accusativefūniculumfūniculōs
ablativefūniculōfūniculīs
vocativefūniculefūniculī

fūnĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. funis,
I. a slender rope, a cord, Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154; Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 66; Gell. 5, 3, 3; Quint. 1, 6, 6; Vulg. Exod. 35, 18.

Origins

Diminutive from fūnis (“cord, rope”) + -culus.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanfunicle
  • Englishfunicle
  • Englishfunicular
  • Englishfuniculus
  • Frenchfunicule
  • Italianfunicolo
  • Portuguesefunículo
  • Spanishfunículo
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfunicchio

Quick answers

What does fūniculus mean in Latin?
fūniculus, a noun, means “a slender rope, cord”.
What is the genitive of fūniculus?
The genitive singular is fūniculī. fūniculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce fūniculus?
In classical Latin, [fuːˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fuˈniː.ku.lus].