legulus

Latin

Etymology

From legō (“I collect, gather”) +‎ -ulus (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɡu.lus/, [ˈɫ̪ɛɡʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɡu.lus/, [ˈlɛːɡulus]

Noun

legulus m (genitive legulī); second declension

A collector, gatherer, picker.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	legulus	legulī
Genitive	legulī	legulōrum
Dative	legulō	legulīs
Accusative	legulum	legulōs
Ablative	legulō	legulīs
Vocative	legule	legulī

Synonyms

(gatherer): collector, convector

Derived terms

aurilegulus

Related terms

lēctē
lēctiō
lēctitō
lēctiuncula
lēctō
lēctor
lēctrīx
lēcturiō
lēctus
legārium
legibilis
legiō
legiōnārius
legitō
legiuncula
legō
legūmen
legūmentum
legūminārius

References

“legulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
legulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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