adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
scirpiculus1
scirpiculus (feminine scirpicula, neuter scirpiculum)
Classical[skɪrˈpɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ʃirˈpiː.ku.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivemade of rushes (plant)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scirpiculus | scirpicula | scirpiculum |
| genitive | scirpiculī | scirpiculae | scirpiculī |
| dative | scirpiculō | scirpiculae | scirpiculō |
| accusative | scirpiculum | scirpiculam | scirpiculum |
| ablative | scirpiculō | scirpiculā | scirpiculō |
| vocative | scirpicule | scirpicula | scirpiculum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scirpiculī | scirpiculae | scirpicula |
| genitive | scirpiculōrum | scirpiculārum | scirpiculōrum |
| dative | scirpiculīs | scirpiculīs | scirpiculīs |
| accusative | scirpiculōs | scirpiculās | scirpicula |
| ablative | scirpiculīs | scirpiculīs | scirpiculīs |
| vocative | scirpiculī | scirpiculae | scirpicula |
scirpĭcŭlus (sirp- and surp-), a, um id..
I. Adj., of or made of rushes. So with falces (their use is unknown), Cato, R. R. 11, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 5; id. L. L. 5, § 137 Müll.:
fiscella, Vulg. Exod. 2, 3.—More freq., II. Subst.: scirpĭcŭlus (sirp-, surp-), i, m., a basket made of rushes, a rush-basket: surpiculi olerorum, Lucil. ap. Non. 490, 24; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; Col. poët. 10, 305; Prop. 4 (5), 2, 40.
piscarii, wears, weels, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 36.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin scirpiculus From scirpus (“rush”) + -culus.
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchserpillièrefrom Old French sarpilliere
- Italianscarpiglierafrom Old French sarpilliere
- Piedmontesesarpièrafrom Old French sarpilliere
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanxarpellerafrom Old Catalan sarpellera
- Gasconsharpilhèrafrom Old Occitan sarpelheira
- Languedocienserpilhièrafrom Old Occitan sarpelheira