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Pediculus
‖
Pe-dic′u-lus
,p
; rop.
Noun.
pl.
Pediculi
(#)
. [L., a louse.]
(Zool.)
A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See
Louse
. Definition 2025
pediculus
pediculus
Latin
Etymology 1
Diminutive from pēs (“foot”) + -culus.
Noun
pedīculus m (genitive pedīculī); second declension
Usage notes
Please note that there is a disagreement over whether or not there is a macron on the second syllable (pediculus for pedīculus).
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pedīculus | pedīculī |
| genitive | pedīculī | pedīculōrum |
| dative | pedīculō | pedīculīs |
| accusative | pedīculum | pedīculōs |
| ablative | pedīculō | pedīculīs |
| vocative | pedīcule | pedīculī |
Derived terms
Related terms
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Descendants
- English: pedicle
- French: pédicule
- Portuguese: pedículo
- Spanish: pedículo
Etymology 2
Diminutive of pēdis (“louse”).
Noun
pēdīculus m (genitive pēdīculī); second declension
Usage notes
Please note that there is a disagreement over whether or not there is a macron on the second syllable (pēdiculus for pēdīculus).
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pēdīculus | pēdīculī |
| genitive | pēdīculī | pēdīculōrum |
| dative | pēdīculō | pēdīculīs |
| accusative | pēdīculum | pēdīculōs |
| ablative | pēdīculō | pēdīculīs |
| vocative | pēdīcule | pēdīculī |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Italian: pediculosi
- Spanish: pedículo, piojo
References
- pediculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- PEDICULUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pediculus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.