amniculus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from amnis (“river, torrent”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /amˈni.ku.lus/, [ämˈnɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /amˈni.ku.lus/, [ämˈniːkulus]

Noun

amniculus m (genitive amniculī); second declension

1. diminutive of amnis: small brook, rivulet.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	amniculus	amniculī
genitive	amniculī	amniculōrum
dative	amniculō	amniculīs
accusative	amniculum	amniculōs
ablative	amniculō	amniculīs
vocative	amnicule	amniculī

References

• “amniculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “amniculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• amniculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.