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noun · masculinesecond declension

pediculus1

pediculus m (genitive pediculī)
Classical[pɛˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈdiː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA little foot.
  2. masculineA footstalk or pedicel of fruit or leaf.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepediculus
pēduculus		pediculī
pēduculī, pedunculī
genitivepediculī
pēduculī, pedunculī		pediculōrum
pēduculōrum, pedunculōrum
dativepediculō
pēduculō, pedunculō		pediculīs
pēduculīs, pedunculīs
accusativepediculum
pēduculum, pedunculum		pediculōs
pēduculōs, pedunculōs
ablativepediculō
pēduculō, pedunculō		pediculīs
pēduculīs, pedunculīs
vocativepedicule
pēducule, peduncule		pediculī
pēduculī, pedunculī

pĕdīcŭlus (pĕdīclus), i, m. dim. pes,
I. a little foot.
I. Lit.: pediculi octoni omnibus, Plin. 9, 28, 44, § 83: argentei, Dig. 34, 2, 33.—
II. Transf., the foot-stalk or pedicle of a fruit or leaf: pediculi Punicorum, Col. 12, 44, 2: uvarum, id. 12, 43, 1: pediculo brevi sunt folia oleae, Plin. 16, 24, 38, § 91: fungorum, id. 22, 23, 47, § 96.

Origins

From pēs, pedis (“foot”) + -culus (“diminutive suffix”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanpedicle
  • Englishpedicle
  • Frenchpédicule
  • Italianpediculo
  • Italianpedicolo
  • Portuguesepedículo
  • Spanishpedículo
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianpecullo
  • Neapolitanpedicìno
  • Sicilianpidicuḍḍu
  • Venetanpecolo
  • Venetanpegolo
Gallo-Italic
  • Italianpedegullofrom Old Lombard pedegollo
  • Emilianpicoll
  • Ligurianpeigollo
  • Lombardpicollfrom Old Lombard pedegollo
  • Lombardpedegallafrom Old Lombard pedegollo
  • Piedmontesepicul
Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanpecol
  • Old Frenchpecol
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishpegollofrom Asturian pegollu
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianpecol
noun · masculinesecond declension
pēdiculus2
pēdiculus m (genitive pēdiculī)
Classical[pɛˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈdiː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. A louse
  2. A sea louse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepēdiculus
pedunculus		pēdiculī
pēduculī, pedunculī
genitivepēdiculī
pēduculī, pedunculī		pēdiculōrum
pēduculōrum, pedunculōrum
dativepēdiculō
pēduculō, pedunculō		pēdiculīs
pēduculīs, pedunculīs
accusativepēdiculum
pēduculum, pedunculum		pēdiculōs
pēduculōs, pedunculōs
ablativepēdiculō
pēduculō, pedunculō		pēdiculīs
pēduculīs, pedunculīs
vocativepēdicule
pēducule, peduncule		pēdiculī
pēduculī, pedunculī

pĕdīcŭlus (pĕdūc-, pĕdunc-), i, m. dim. pedis,
I. a louse: qui inter pilos palpebrarum pediculi nascuntur: id φθειρίασιν Graeci nominant, Cels. 6, 6, 15; Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 121: ocimi cibus pediculos facit, id. 20, 12, 48, § 120; Col. 8, 7: pediculi terrae, another name for the scarabaei terrestres, Plin. 30, 5, 12, § 39.—In the form peduculus: (marini), Plin. 32, 7, 25, § 77; 32, 8, 28, § 89; Pelag. Vet. 7 med.; cf.: peduculus, φθείρ, Gloss. Philox.: pulex, cimex, peduculus, Not. Tir. p. 176.—Form pedunculus, Pelag. 1, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēdiculus From pēdis (“louse”) + -culus (“diminutive suffix”).

Elsewhere
  • Italianpediculo
  • Italianpedicolo
  • Italianpediculosi
  • Spanishpedículo
  • Spanishpediculosis
  • Englishpediculosis
  • TranslingualPediculus
Italo-Romance
  • Sicilianpidicchiu

Quick answers

What does pediculus mean in Latin?
pediculus, a noun, means “A little foot.; A footstalk or pedicel of fruit or leaf.”.
What is the genitive of pediculus?
The genitive singular is pediculī. pediculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pediculus?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈdiː.ku.lus].