"peniculus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [peːˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [peˈniː.ku.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: A diminutive form of pēnis (“a tail”, anatomy “the penis”), formed as pēni(s) + -culus (suffix forming diminutives), so, literally, “a little tail” or "a little penis". Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|pēnis|culus|alt1=pēni(s)}} pēni(s) + -culus Head templates: {{la-noun|pēniculus<2>}} pēniculus m (genitive pēniculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pēniculus<2>}} Forms: pēniculus [canonical, masculine], pēniculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pēniculus [nominative, singular], pēniculī [nominative, plural], pēniculī [genitive, singular], pēniculōrum [genitive, plural], pēniculō [dative, singular], pēniculīs [dative, plural], pēniculum [accusative, singular], pēniculōs [accusative, plural], pēniculō [ablative, singular], pēniculīs [ablative, plural], pēnicule [singular, vocative], pēniculī [plural, vocative]
  1. a brush [for removing dust] (for which ox-tails and horse-tails were used) Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-peniculus-la-noun-RkMs1zsd
  2. a sponge (a soft kind used for medical purposes) Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-peniculus-la-noun-ZzeAdNGz
  3. a painter’s brush or pencil Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-peniculus-la-noun-sHekdcWV Categories (other): Painting Disambiguation of Painting: 14 13 36 15 21
  4. (perhaps, in an ambiguous sense) penis, membrum virile Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-peniculus-la-noun-2WE0J2-S Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Medicine Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 2 72 18 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 11 11 8 57 14 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 11 10 5 56 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 4 70 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 2 89 4 Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 25 0 75 0
  5. (Medieval Latin) a scourge (kind of whip) Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-2
    Sense id: en-peniculus-la-noun-ZI9ffsUd Categories (other): Medieval Latin, Hygiene, Tools Disambiguation of Hygiene: 20 19 9 21 30 Disambiguation of Tools: 12 20 12 13 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pēnicillum, pēniculāmentum
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