noun · masculinesecond declension
porcellus
porcellus m (genitive porcellī)
Classical[pɔrˈkɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[porˈt͡ʃɛl.lus]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- masculinepiglet
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
parvus porcus, fīlius porcī.porcellus -ī m — in Mille Verba, Animālia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | porcellus | porcellī |
| genitive | porcellī | porcellōrum |
| dative | porcellō | porcellīs |
| accusative | porcellum | porcellōs |
| ablative | porcellō | porcellīs |
| vocative | porcelle | porcellī |
porcellus, i, m. dim. porculus,
I. a little pig, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 14; Suet. Ner. 33; Plin. 30, 6, 16, § 47.—Plur., the litter of a wild sow, Phaedr. 2, 4, 15.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
porcellus ī, m dim.
porculus; from porcus, a little pig , Ph.
Origins
From porculus (“little pig”) + -lus, from porcus (“pig”).
Insular Romance
- Sardinianporcheddu
- Sardinianpurcheddu
- Sardinianporceddu
- Sardinianproceddu
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanporcell
- Spanishporcelfrom Catalan porcell
- Occitanporcèl
- Frenchpourceaufrom Old French porcel
- Walloonpourceafrom Old French porcel
Balkan Romance
- Romanianpurcel
- Aromanianpurtsel
- Aromanianpurtselu
- Aromanianpãrtsel
- Aromanianpãrtselu
Italo-Romance
- Italianporcello
- Neapolitanporcieddo
- Sicilianpurceḍḍu
North Italian
- Emilianpurzèl
- Ladinporcel
- Romanshpurschè
- Romanshpurschel
- Venetanporseƚo
- Venetanporselo
- Venetanporsèl
- Venetanporzèl
Borrowings
- Proto-Brythonic*porxell