noun · masculinesecond declension
sermunculus
sermunculus m (genitive sermunculī)
Meaning
- masculinerumour
- masculinetittle-tattle
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sermunculus | sermunculī |
| genitive | sermunculī | sermunculōrum |
| dative | sermunculō | sermunculīs |
| accusative | sermunculum | sermunculōs |
| ablative | sermunculō | sermunculīs |
| vocative | sermuncule | sermunculī |
sermuncŭlus, i, m. dim. sermo.
I. (Acc. to sermo, I. B. 3.) Common talk, tittletattle, report, rumor (rare but class.):
urbani sermunculi, Cic. Deiot. 12, 33: sermunculis fabellisque duci, Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 4: sermunculum omnem aut restinxerit aut sedarit, Cic. Att. 13, 10, 3: non deterreor sermunculis istorum, Plin. Ep. 7, 17, 14.—II. A little discourse (late Lat.), Hier. Ep. 32, 1.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sermunculus ī, m dim.
sermo, common talk, report, rumor : urbani sermunculi: sermunculum omnem aut restinxerit aut sedarit.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin sermunculus From sermō, sermōnis + -culus.