amniculus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from amnis (“river, torrent”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /amˈni.ku.lus/, [ämˈnɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /amˈni.ku.lus/, [ämˈniːkulus]

Noun

amniculus m (genitive amniculī); second declension

Diminutive of amnis: small brook, rivulet.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amniculus	amniculī
Genitive	amniculī	amniculōrum
Dative	amniculō	amniculīs
Accusative	amniculum	amniculōs
Ablative	amniculō	amniculīs
Vocative	amnicule	amniculī

References

“amniculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“amniculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
amniculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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