equuleus
See also: Equuleus
English
Etymology
Latin equuleus
Noun
equuleus (plural equulei)
- (historical) An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.
Latin
Alternative forms
- eculeus
Etymology
From equus (“horse”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈkʷu.le.us/, [ɛˈkʊɫ̪eʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈkwu.le.us/, [eˈkwuːleus]
Noun
equuleus m (genitive equuleī); second declension
- colt, foal
- equuleus (torture device)
Declension
- Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | equuleus | equuleī |
| Genitive | equuleī | equuleōrum |
| Dative | equuleō | equuleīs |
| Accusative | equuleum | equuleōs |
| Ablative | equuleō | equuleīs |
| Vocative | equulee | equuleī |
Related terms
- equus
Descendants
- Portuguese: ecúleo
- Italian: eculeo
References
- “equuleus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “equuleus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- equuleus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- equuleus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “equuleus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “equuleus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin