"lectulus" meaning in Latin

See lectulus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɫɛk.tʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈlɛk.tu.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin lectus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin lectulus From lectus (“bed”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|lectus<t:bed>|-ulus<pos:diminutive suffix>|text=+|title=lectulus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin lectus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin lectulus [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", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lectulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="lectulus"> From lectus (“bed”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|lectulus<2>}} lectulus m (genitive lectulī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lectulus<2>}} Forms: lectulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lectulus [nominative, singular], lectulī [nominative, plural], lectulī [genitive, singular], lectulōrum [genitive, plural], lectulō [dative, singular], lectulīs [dative, plural], lectulum [accusative, singular], lectulōs [accusative, plural], lectulō [ablative, singular], lectulīs [ablative, plural], lectule [singular, vocative], lectulī [plural, vocative]
  1. A small couch or bed Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-lectulus-la-noun-TxP29kFk
  2. An eating couch Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-lectulus-la-noun-Z8ZjVsTh Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ulus, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 27 73 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 26 74 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 26 74 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 42 58 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ulus: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lectīca, lectīcula, lectīcārius, lectus

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Two Roman knights were found who would release you from that worry, and who would promise that they themselves, that very night, a little before dawn, would kill me in my own bed.",
          "ref": "63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.9",
          "text": "Repertī sunt duo equitēs Rōmānī quī tē ista cūrā līberārent, et sēsē illa ipsā nocte, paulō ante lūcem, mē in meō lectulō interfectūrōs esse pollicērentur.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈlɛk.tu.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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