pumilio
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pūmilus + -iō. Sometimes interpreted as formed by analogy with Ancient Greek Πυγμαῖοι (Pugmaîoi, “the Pigmies”), from πυγμή (pugmḗ, “fist”), but problematic. If so, ultimately cognate also with pugnus (“fist”).
Noun
[edit]pūmiliō m or f (genitive pūmiliōnis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pūmiliō | pūmiliōnēs |
| genitive | pūmiliōnis | pūmiliōnum |
| dative | pūmiliōnī | pūmiliōnibus |
| accusative | pūmiliōnem | pūmiliōnēs |
| ablative | pūmiliōne | pūmiliōnibus |
| vocative | pūmiliō | pūmiliōnēs |
References
[edit]- “pumilio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pumilio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.