lectulus
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of lectus
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlek.tu.lus/, [ˈɫ̪ɛkt̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlek.tu.lus/, [ˈlɛkt̪ulus]
Noun
lectulus m (genitive lectulī); second declension
- A small couch or bed.
- An eating couch.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lectulus | lectulī |
| Genitive | lectulī | lectulōrum |
| Dative | lectulō | lectulīs |
| Accusative | lectulum | lectulōs |
| Ablative | lectulō | lectulīs |
| Vocative | lectule | lectulī |
Related terms
- lectīca
- lectīcula
- lectīcārius
- lectus
References
- “lectulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lectulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lectulus 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)
- lectulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette