"flocculus" meaning in Latin

See flocculus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈfɫɔk.kʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈflɔk.ku.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin floccus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin flocculus From floccus (“tuft”) + -ulus. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|floccus<t:tuft>|-ulus|text=+|title=flocculus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin floccus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin flocculus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "flocculus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="flocculus"> From floccus (“tuft”) + -ulus. Head templates: {{la-noun|flocculus<2>}} flocculus m (genitive flocculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|flocculus<2>}} Forms: flocculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], flocculus [nominative, singular], flocculī [nominative, plural], flocculī [genitive, singular], flocculōrum [genitive, plural], flocculō [dative, singular], flocculīs [dative, plural], flocculum [accusative, singular], flocculōs [accusative, plural], flocculō [ablative, singular], flocculīs [ablative, plural], floccule [singular, vocative], flocculī [plural, vocative]
  1. diminutive of floccus: a small tuft Tags: declension-2, diminutive, form-of, masculine Form of: floccus (extra: a small tuft) Related terms: floccōsus, floccus
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