pumilio
Latin
Etymology
Sometimes interpreted as formed by analogy with Ancient Greek Πυγμαῖοι (Pugmaîoi, “the Pigmies”), from πυγμή (pugmḗ, “first”), but problematic. If so ultimately cognate also with pugnus (“fist”).
Noun
pūmilio m (genitive pūmiliōnis); third declension
- dwarf
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pūmiliō | pūmiliōnēs |
Genitive | pūmiliōnis | pūmiliōnum |
Dative | pūmiliōnī | pūmiliōnibus |
Accusative | pūmiliōnem | pūmiliōnēs |
Ablative | pūmiliōne | pūmiliōnibus |
Vocative | pūmiliō | pūmiliōnēs |
References
- pumilio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pumilio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette