LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vulpēcula

vulpēcula f (genitive vulpēculae)
Classical[wʊɫˈpeː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[vulˈpɛː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. diminutivediminutive of vulpēs (“fox”)
  2. A little fox

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevulpēculavulpēculae
genitivevulpēculaevulpēculārum
dativevulpēculaevulpēculīs
accusativevulpēculamvulpēculās
ablativevulpēculāvulpēculīs
vocativevulpēculavulpēculae

vulpēcŭla, ae, f. dim. vulpes,
I. a little fox, Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 88; id. Off. 1, 13, 41; Auct. Carm. Phil. 59: tum vulpecula evasit puteo, Phaedr. 4, 9, 10.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin vulpēcula From vulpēs (“fox”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanvolpell
  • Catalanvolpitz
  • Occitanvolpìlh
  • Frenchgoupilfrom Old French golpil
  • Franco-Provençalgouorpely
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesegolpelhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese golpella
  • Spanishvulpejafrom Old Spanish vulpeja
  • Asturianvulpeya
  • Galiciangolpellafrom Old Galician-Portuguese golpella
Italo-Romance
  • Italianvolpiglio
  • Sicilianvurpigghiuni

In English words that came into English from vulpēcula

  • Vulpeculavulpēcula

Quick answers

What does vulpēcula mean in Latin?
vulpēcula, a noun, means “diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”); A little fox”.
What is the genitive of vulpēcula?
The genitive singular is vulpēculae. vulpēcula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vulpēcula?
In classical Latin, [wʊɫˈpeː.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vulˈpɛː.ku.la].