What does pūmilus mean in Latin?

pūmilus, a adjective, means “dwarf (especially as a taxonomic epithet)”.

How do you pronounce pūmilus?

In classical Latin, [ˈpuː.mɪ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpuː.mi.lus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pūmilus (feminine pūmila, neuter pūmilum)

Classical[ˈpuː.mɪ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuː.mi.lus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pūmilus	pūmila	pūmilum
genitive	pūmilī	pūmilae	pūmilī
dative	pūmilō	pūmilae	pūmilō
accusative	pūmilum	pūmilam	pūmilum
ablative	pūmilō	pūmilā	pūmilō
vocative	pūmile	pūmila	pūmilum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pūmilī	pūmilae	pūmila
genitive	pūmilōrum	pūmilārum	pūmilōrum
dative	pūmilīs	pūmilīs	pūmilīs
accusative	pūmilōs	pūmilās	pūmila
ablative	pūmilīs	pūmilīs	pūmilīs
vocative	pūmilī	pūmilae	pūmila

pūmĭlus, a, um (scanned pŭm-, Stat. S. 1, 6, 64; collat. form pūmĭlis, νάνος, Gloss. Philox.), adj.,

I. dwarfish, diminutive, little: puero pumilior, App. M. 5, p. 163, 5. —

II. Subst.: pūmĭlus, i, m., a dwarf, Stat. S. 1, 6, 65; Suet. Aug. 83.

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-, the same root of puer (“child”) and pūpus (“puppet”).

noun · masculinesecond declension

pūmilus²

pūmilus m (genitive pūmilī)

Classical[ˈpuː.mɪ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuː.mi.lus]

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-, the same root of puer (“child”) and pūpus (“puppet”).