LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

vermiculus

vermiculus m (genitive vermiculī)

Meaning

  1. masculinea disease of dogs which drives them mad.
  2. Late Latinmasculinethe scarlet worm for coccum (“scarlet color”).

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevermiculusvermiculī
genitivevermiculīvermiculōrum
dativevermiculōvermiculīs
accusativevermiculumvermiculōs
ablativevermiculōvermiculīs
vocativevermiculevermiculī

vermĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. vermis,
I. a little worm, grub, in decaying things.
I. Lit., Lucr. 2, 899; Plin. 10, 65, 85, § 186: in linguā canum, id. 29, 5, 32, § 100.—
II. Transf.
A. A disease of dogs which drives them mad, Grat. Cyn. 386.—
B. In the Vulgate, the scarlet worm, for coccum (scarlet color), Vulg. Exod. 35, 25; cf. Hier. Ep. 64, 19: VERMICVLVM STRAVERVNT, Inscr. Orell. 4240; Inscr. Murat. p. 114, 2.

Origins

From vermis (“worm”) + -culus (forming diminutives).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanvermell
  • Italianvermiglio
  • Frenchvermeilfrom Old French vermeil
  • Englishvermeilfrom Old French vermeil
  • Portuguesevermelhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho
  • Occitanvermelhfrom Old Occitan vermelh
  • Spanishbermejofrom Old Spanish vermejo
  • Aragonesevermello
  • Asturianbermeyu
  • Asturianbermeichu
Borrowings
  • Englishvermilion
  • Portuguesevermículo

Quick answers

What does vermiculus mean in Latin?
vermiculus, a noun, means “a disease of dogs which drives them mad.; the scarlet worm for coccum (“scarlet color”).”.
What is the genitive of vermiculus?
The genitive singular is vermiculī. vermiculus is masculine, second declension.