noun · masculinesecond declension
lepusculus
lepusculus m (genitive lepusculī)
Classical[ɫɛˈpʊs.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[leˈpus.ku.lus]
Meaning
- masculineA young hare, leveret
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lepusculus | lepusculī |
| genitive | lepusculī | lepusculōrum |
| dative | lepusculō | lepusculīs |
| accusative | lepusculum | lepusculōs |
| ablative | lepusculō | lepusculīs |
| vocative | lepuscule | lepusculī |
lĕpuscŭlus (contr.
I. acc. plur. lepusclos, Poët. ap. Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38), m. dim. lepus, a young or little hare, leveret, a hare.
I. Lit.:
in qua (insula) lepusculos vulpeculasque saepe vidisses, Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 88; Col. 9, 9 fin.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lepusculus m dim.
lepus, a young hare, little hare, leveret .
Origins
Diminutive of lepus + -culus.