adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pullīnus
pullīnus (feminine pullīna, neuter pullīnum)
Classical[pʊlˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[pulˈliː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or belonging to young animals
- adjectivethe first teeth of a colt, milk teeth
(asina) quae nōn prius, quam dēntēs quōs pullīnōs appellant iaciat, concēperit, sterilis intellegitur et quae nōn prīmō initū generāre coeperit.
A (female donkey) is considered sterile, which has not conceived before she has lost (her) so-called milk teeth and which has not begun to procreate from the very beginning.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 8.172
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pullīnus | pullīna | pullīnum |
| genitive | pullīnī | pullīnae | pullīnī |
| dative | pullīnō | pullīnae | pullīnō |
| accusative | pullīnum | pullīnam | pullīnum |
| ablative | pullīnō | pullīnā | pullīnō |
| vocative | pullīne | pullīna | pullīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pullīnī | pullīnae | pullīna |
| genitive | pullīnōrum | pullīnārum | pullīnōrum |
| dative | pullīnīs | pullīnīs | pullīnīs |
| accusative | pullīnōs | pullīnās | pullīna |
| ablative | pullīnīs | pullīnīs | pullīnīs |
| vocative | pullīnī | pullīnae | pullīna |
pullīnus, a, um, adj. 1. pullus,
I. of or belonging to young animals:
dentes, the first teeth of a colt, Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 172.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-
- Proto-Indo-European*pelh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*polH-on-
- Proto-Italic*polnos?
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w-?
- Proto-Indo-European*put-der.?
- Latinpullīnus
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin pullīnus From pullus (“young animal; foal; chick”) + -īnus.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanpollí
- Occitanpolin
- Gasconporinfrom Occitan polin
Italo-Romance
- Italianpollino
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishpollino
- Asturianpollín
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmontesepoin
- Piedmontesepojin