LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pullicēnus

pullicēnus m (genitive pullicēnī)
Classical[pʊl.lɪˈkeː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[pul.liˈt͡ʃɛː.nus]

Meaning

  1. a chick, chicken

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepullicēnuspullicēnī
genitivepullicēnīpullicēnōrum
dativepullicēnōpullicēnīs
accusativepullicēnumpullicēnōs
ablativepullicēnōpullicēnīs
vocativepullicēnepullicēnī

pullĭcēnus, i, m. 1. pullus,
I. a young bird, a chicken, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 41.

Origins

From pullus (“chick, chicken”) + -icus (“of, pertaining to”) + -ēnus (“of, pertaining to”).

Descendants
  • Frenchpoussin
  • Italianpulcino
  • Sicilianpuḍḍicinu

Quick answers

What does pullicēnus mean in Latin?
pullicēnus, a noun, means “a chick, chicken”.
What is the genitive of pullicēnus?
The genitive singular is pullicēnī. pullicēnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pullicēnus?
In classical Latin, [pʊl.lɪˈkeː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pul.liˈt͡ʃɛː.nus].