vulpecula
See also: Vulpecula
Latin
Alternative forms
- volpēcula
Etymology
From vulpēs (“fox”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /wulˈpeː.ku.la/, [wʊɫˈpeː.kʊ.ɫa]
Noun
vulpēcula f (genitive vulpēculae); first declension
- diminutive of vūlpes (“fox”)
- A little fox
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vulpēcula | vulpēculae |
| Genitive | vulpēculae | vulpēculārum |
| Dative | vulpēculae | vulpēculīs |
| Accusative | vulpēculam | vulpēculās |
| Ablative | vulpēculā | vulpēculīs |
| Vocative | vulpēcula | vulpēculae |
See also
- vulpēs
- vulpīnus
Descendants
- Old French: golpil, vorpil, volpil
- French: goupil, goupille
- Old Leonese:
- Asturian: vulpeya
- Old Portuguese: golpella
- Galician: golpella
- Portuguese: golpelha
- Old Occitan:
- Catalan: volpell, volpitz
- Occitan: volpìlh
- Old Spanish: vulpeja, golpeja, gulpeja
- Spanish: vulpeja
References
- vulpecula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vulpecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette