amiculus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from amīcus (“friend”) +‎ -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈmiː.ku.lus/, [äˈmiːkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.ku.lus/, [äˈmiːkulus]

Noun

amīculus m (genitive amīculī, feminine amīcula); second declension

1. A dear friend, a little friend.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	amīculus	amīculī
genitive	amīculī	amīculōrum
dative	amīculō	amīculīs
accusative	amīculum	amīculōs
ablative	amīculō	amīculīs
vocative	amīcule	amīculī

References

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