dicaculus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dicāx (sarcastic, witty) +‎ -ulus (forms diminutive forms of adjectives).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dicāculus (feminine dicācula, neuter dicāculum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. talkative, loquacious
  2. (rare) facetious, witty

Declension[edit]

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dicāculus dicācula dicāculum dicāculī dicāculae dicācula
Genitive dicāculī dicāculae dicāculī dicāculōrum dicāculārum dicāculōrum
Dative dicāculō dicāculō dicāculīs
Accusative dicāculum dicāculam dicāculum dicāculōs dicāculās dicācula
Ablative dicāculō dicāculā dicāculō dicāculīs
Vocative dicācule dicācula dicāculum dicāculī dicāculae dicācula

References[edit]

  • dicaculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dicaculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.