noun · masculinesecond declension
ventulus
ventulus m (genitive ventulī)
Classical[ˈwɛn.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛn.tu.lus]
Meaning
- masculinea slight wind, breeze
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ventulus | ventulī |
| genitive | ventulī | ventulōrum |
| dative | ventulō | ventulīs |
| accusative | ventulum | ventulōs |
| ablative | ventulō | ventulīs |
| vocative | ventule | ventulī |
ventŭlus, i, m. dim. ventus,
I. a slight wind, breeze (ante-class.): ventulum facere, to make a breeze (by fanning), Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 47; Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 37; id. Cas. 3, 5, 14.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ventulus ī, m dim.
ventus, a little wind, breeze: Cape flabellum, ventulum facito, T.
Origins
Diminutive of ventus.
Descendants
- Portuguesevêntulo