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noun · masculinesecond declension

rīvulus

rīvulus m (genitive rīvulī)
Classical[ˈriː.wʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈriː.vu.lus]

Meaning

  1. A small brook, rill, rivulet.
  2. A small channel, small artificial watercourse; small gutter.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerīvulusrīvulī
rīvolī
genitiverīvulī
rīvolī		rīvulōrum
rīvolōrum
dativerīvulō
rīvolō		rīvulīs
rīvolīs
accusativerīvulum
rīvolum		rīvulōs
rīvolōs
ablativerīvulō
rīvolō		rīvulīs
rīvolīs
vocativerīvule
rīvole		rīvulī
rīvolī

rīvŭlus, i, m. dim. rivus,
I. a small brook, a rill, rivulet.
I. Lit.: Almonis, Prud. στεφ. 10, 160; Vulg. Job, 20, 17: aquarum, id. Cant. 5, 12.—
II. Trop. (only in Cic., who, on the other hand, uses rivus in the lit. sense): influxit non tenuis quidam e Graeciā rivulus in hanc urbem, sed abundantissimus amnis illarum disciplinarum et artium, Cic. Rep. 2, 19, 34: rivulos consectari, fontes rerum non videre, id. de Or. 2, 27, 117; so (opp. fontes) id. Ac. 1, 2, 8; id. Cael. 8, 19 (but the correct read. is ramuli, Cels. 7, 4, 1).

Origins

Diminutive of rīvus (“brook; channel”).

Descendants
  • Italianrivolo
  • Friulianriul
  • GalicianRilo
  • GalicianRinlo

Quick answers

What does rīvulus mean in Latin?
rīvulus, a noun, means “A small brook, rill, rivulet.; A small channel, small artificial watercourse; small gutter.”.
What is the genitive of rīvulus?
The genitive singular is rīvulī. rīvulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce rīvulus?
In classical Latin, [ˈriː.wʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈriː.vu.lus].