noun · masculinesecond declension
rāmusculus
rāmusculus m (genitive rāmusculī)
Classical[raːˈmʊs.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[raˈmus.ku.lus]
Meaning
- Late Latinlittle branch
- Late Latintwig
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rāmusculus | rāmusculī |
| genitive | rāmusculī | rāmusculōrum |
| dative | rāmusculō | rāmusculīs |
| accusative | rāmusculum | rāmusculōs |
| ablative | rāmusculō | rāmusculīs |
| vocative | rāmuscule | rāmusculī |
rāmuscŭlus, i, m. dim. ramus,
I. a little branch or bough, a twig (late Lat. for ramulus), Hier. Ep. 133, 3; Vulg. Isa. 18, 5.
Origins
From rāmus (“branch”) + -usculus (diminutive suffix).
Descendants
- Vulgar Latin*rāmuscellum