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anculus
anculus
Latin
Noun
anculus m (genitive anculī); second declension
- (archaic) a manservant
Usage notes
This word fell into disuse, and was replaced by famulus and servus, but its feminine counterpart ancilla is well attested.
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | anculus | anculī |
| genitive | anculī | anculōrum |
| dative | anculō | anculīs |
| accusative | anculum | anculōs |
| ablative | anculō | anculīs |
| vocative | ancule | anculī |
Related terms
References
- ancŭlus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ANCULUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “anculus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill