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noun · masculinesecond declension

rāmulus

rāmulus m (genitive rāmulī)

Meaning

  1. a little branch or bough, twig
  2. a sprig

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerāmulusrāmulī
genitiverāmulīrāmulōrum
dativerāmulōrāmulīs
accusativerāmulumrāmulōs
ablativerāmulōrāmulīs
vocativerāmulerāmulī

rāmŭlus, i, m. dim. ramus,
I. a little branch or bough, a twig, sprig, Cato, R. R. 101; Cic. Div. 1, 54, 123; Plin. 24, 15, 81, § 132; 27, 12, 88, § 111 al.

Origins

Diminutive of rāmus.

Elsewhere
  • Englishramulus
  • Englishramule
  • Frenchramule
  • Italianramulo
  • Portugueserâmulo
  • TranslingualRamulus
Italo-Romance
  • Italian*ramolo
  • Italianramolato
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianramură

In English words that came into English from rāmulus

  • ramuloseramulosus
  • ramulusrāmulus

Quick answers

What does rāmulus mean in Latin?
rāmulus, a noun, means “a little branch or bough, twig; a sprig”.
What is the genitive of rāmulus?
The genitive singular is rāmulī. rāmulus is masculine, second declension.