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noun · masculinesecond declension

palumbulus

palumbulus m (genitive palumbulī)
Classical[paˈɫʊm.bʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[paˈlum.bu.lus]

Meaning

  1. endearingmasculineA little wood pigeon or little dove.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalumbuluspalumbulī
genitivepalumbulīpalumbulōrum
dativepalumbulōpalumbulīs
accusativepalumbulumpalumbulōs
ablativepalumbulōpalumbulīs
vocativepalumbulepalumbulī

pălumbŭlus, i, m. dim. id.,
I. little wood-pigeon, little dove, as a term of endearment (post-class.): teneo te meum palumbulum, meum passerem, App. M. 10, p. 249, 16; id. ib. 8, p. 213, 33.

Origins

Diminutive from palumbēs (“wood pigeon”) + -ulus.

Quick answers

What does palumbulus mean in Latin?
palumbulus, a noun, means “A little wood pigeon or little dove.”.
What is the genitive of palumbulus?
The genitive singular is palumbulī. palumbulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce palumbulus?
In classical Latin, [paˈɫʊm.bʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈlum.bu.lus].