noun · masculinesecond declension
monticulus
monticulus m (genitive monticulī)
Meaning
- Late Latindiminutivemasculinediminutive of mōns: small mountain, monticle
- Medieval Latinmasculinemosque
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | monticulus | monticulī |
| genitive | monticulī | monticulōrum |
| dative | monticulō | monticulīs |
| accusative | monticulum | monticulōs |
| ablative | monticulō | monticulīs |
| vocative | monticule | monticulī |
montĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. mons,
I. a small mountain: monticulus, ὄριον, βουνός, Gloss. Philox. Donat. Art. Gram. 2, 2, 3.
Origins
From mōns (“mountain”) + -culus (diminutive suffix). Attested from the fourth century CE.
Borrowings
- Englishmonticule
- Englishmonticle
- Frenchmonticule
- Italianmonticolo
- Portuguesemontículo
- Spanishmontículo
Insular Romance
- Sardinianmontícru
- Sardinianmontígiu
- Sardinianmontigru
- Sardinianmontiju
- Sardinianmontigu
Italo-Romance
- Italianmonticchio
- ItalianMontecchio
Gallo-Romance
- FrenchMonteil
- Gasconmontèlh
Ibero-Romance
- GalicianMontellos
In English words that came into English from monticulus
- monticulusmonticulus