pumilio
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editpūmiliō m or f (genitive pūmiliōnis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | 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.