"homunculus" meaning in Latin

See homunculus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [hɔˈmʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [oˈmuŋ.ku.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From homō, hominis + -culus. Etymology templates: {{affix|la|homō|-culus|alt1=homō, hominis}} homō, hominis + -culus Head templates: {{la-noun|homunculus<2>}} homunculus m (genitive homunculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|homunculus<2>}} Forms: homunculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], homunculus [nominative, singular], homunculī [nominative, plural], homunculī [genitive, singular], homunculōrum [genitive, plural], homunculō [dative, singular], homunculīs [dative, plural], homunculum [accusative, singular], homunculōs [accusative, plural], homunculō [ablative, singular], homunculīs [ablative, plural], homuncule [singular, vocative], homunculī [plural, vocative]
  1. diminutive of homō (“man”). Tags: declension-2, diminutive, form-of, masculine Form of: homō (extra: man)
    Sense id: en-homunculus-la-noun-2nQ0UJYb Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 51 28 21 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 42 25 33 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 32 37 30
  2. a little or weak man, homunculus Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-homunculus-la-noun-khPpwynN Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 32 37 30
  3. (rare) a dwarf Tags: declension-2, masculine, rare Synonyms: nānus, pūmiliō
    Sense id: en-homunculus-la-noun-yBf-i2Hs Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 32 37 30

Inflected forms

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            "1": "ca",
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: homuncle",
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      "text": "→ Catalan: homuncle"
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            "2": "homunculus",
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          "expansion": "→ English: homunculus",
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      "text": "→ English: homunculus"
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        {
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            "2": "homúnculo",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: homúnculo",
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      "text": "→ Spanish: homúnculo"
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "homuncule",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ French: homuncule",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ French: homuncule"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Homunkulus",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Homunkulus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Homunkulus"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "homunculus",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: homunculus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: homunculus"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "2": "ホムンクルス",
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          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ホムンクルス",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Japanese: ホムンクルス"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: homúnculo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Portuguese: homúnculo"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "homunculus",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: homunculus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Romanian: homunculus"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Russian: гому́нкул (gomúnkul)"
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      "form": "homunculī",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "homunculī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "homunculōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "homunculō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "homunculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "homunculī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "42 25 33",
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          "homo#Latin"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -culus",
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          "dwarf"
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        "(rare) a dwarf"
      ],
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          "word": "nānus"
        },
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          "word": "pūmiliō"
        }
      ],
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        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "rare"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[hɔˈmʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[oˈmuŋ.ku.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "homunculus"
}
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -culus",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: homuncle",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Catalan: homuncle"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "homunculus",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ English: homunculus",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ English: homunculus"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "homúnculo",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: homúnculo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: homúnculo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "homuncule",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: homuncule",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: homuncule"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Homunkulus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Homunkulus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Homunkulus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "homunculus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: homunculus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: homunculus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ホムンクルス",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: ホムンクルス"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "homúnculo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: homúnculo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: homúnculo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "homunculus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: homunculus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: homunculus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "гому́нкул",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: гому́нкул (gomúnkul)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: гому́нкул (gomúnkul)"
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      "form": "homunculī",
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        "genitive"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "homunculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "homunculī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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        "diminutive of homō (“man”)."
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        "(rare) a dwarf"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[oˈmuŋ.ku.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "homunculus"
}

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