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Aculeus
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A-cu′le-us
,Noun.
pl.
Aculei
. [L., dim. of
acus
needle.] 1.
(Bot.)
A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses.
Lindley.
2.
(Zool.)
A sting.
Definition 2024
aculeus
aculeus
Latin
Etymology
Derived from ac(us) (“needle”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈku.le.us/, [aˈkʊ.ɫe.ʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈku.le.us/, [aˈkuː.le.us]
Noun
aculeus m (genitive aculeī); second declension
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aculeus | aculeī |
| genitive | aculeī | aculeōrum |
| dative | aculeō | aculeīs |
| accusative | aculeum | aculeōs |
| ablative | aculeō | aculeīs |
| vocative | aculee | aculeī |
Descendants
References
- ăcūlĕus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aculeus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ACULEUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ăcŭlĕus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 26/3.
- “aculeus” on page 31/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)