LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

trunculus

trunculus m (genitive trunculī)

Meaning

  1. masculinea small piece cut off from the body; tip

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrunculustrunculī
genitivetrunculītrunculōrum
dativetrunculōtrunculīs
accusativetrunculumtrunculōs
ablativetrunculōtrunculīs
vocativetrunculetrunculī

truncŭlus, i, m. dim. 1. truncus,
I. a small piece cut off from the body, a bit, tip: suum, pigs' trotters, pettitoes, Cels. 2, 20; 2, 22; 4, 7 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*twerḱ-der.?
  2. Latintrunculus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin trunculus From truncus + -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Frenchtronculaire
  • Italiantronculare
  • Portuguesetroncho
  • Portuguesetronchar
  • Romaniantrunchi
  • Spanishtroncho
  • Spanishtronchar

Quick answers

What does trunculus mean in Latin?
trunculus, a noun, means “a small piece cut off from the body; tip”.
What is the genitive of trunculus?
The genitive singular is trunculī. trunculus is masculine, second declension.
Where does trunculus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ-der.? → Latin trunculus.