LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

lupulus

lupulus m (genitive lupulī)

Meaning

  1. diminutivemasculinediminutive of lupus; small wolf
  2. Medieval Latinmasculinehop

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelupuluslupulī
genitivelupulīlupulōrum
dativelupulōlupulīs
accusativelupulumlupulōs
ablativelupulōlupulīs
vocativelupulelupulī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wl̥kʷós?
  2. Latinlupulus

Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷosder. Proto-Italic *lukʷos Osco-Umbrianbor.? Latin lupus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin lupulus From lupus + -ulus.

Descendants
  • Catalanllúpol
  • Italianluppolo
  • Portugueselúpulo
  • Sardinianlùppulu
  • Spanishlúpulo
  • Friulianlovâl
  • Galicianlúparo
  • Albanianluvër

In English words that came into English from lupulus

  • lupuluslupulus
  • lupulinlupulus

Quick answers

What does lupulus mean in Latin?
lupulus, a noun, means “diminutive of lupus; small wolf; hop”.
What is the genitive of lupulus?
The genitive singular is lupulī. lupulus is masculine, second declension.
Where does lupulus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? → Latin lupulus.