LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

rēniculus

rēniculus m (genitive rēniculī)

Meaning

  1. a little kidney

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerēniculusrēniculī
genitiverēniculīrēniculōrum
dativerēniculōrēniculīs
accusativerēniculumrēniculōs
ablativerēniculōrēniculīs
vocativerēniculerēniculī

rēnĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. ren, renes,
I. a little kidney, Marc. Emp. 26 fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin rēniculus From rēn, rēnis + -culus.

Descendants
  • Englishreniculus
  • Romanianrinichifrom Vulgar Latin *rēniclus
  • Romanianrăruntefrom Vulgar Latin *rēniclus
  • Sardinianarrigufrom Vulgar Latin *rēniclus
  • Sardinianerrigufrom Vulgar Latin *rēniclus
  • Aromanianarnicljufrom Vulgar Latin *rēniclus
  • Aromanianrinicljufrom Vulgar Latin *rēniclus
  • Gasconarnelhfrom Vulgar Latin *rēniclus
  • Walloonrinofrom Vulgar Latin *rēniclus

Quick answers

What does rēniculus mean in Latin?
rēniculus, a noun, means “a little kidney”.
What is the genitive of rēniculus?
The genitive singular is rēniculī. rēniculus is masculine, second declension.