Noun: aculeus
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine
Declension: Second
Nominative
| Singular | aculeus |
| Plural | aculeī |
Genitive
| Singular | aculeī |
| Plural | aculeōrum |
Dative
| Singular | aculeō |
| Plural | aculeīs |
Accusative
| Singular | aculeum |
| Plural | aculeōs |
Ablative
| Singular | aculeō |
| Plural | aculeīs |
Vocative
| Singular | aculee |
| Plural | aculeī |
Sample Sentences
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iam dudum meum ille pectus pungit aculeus, / quid illi negoti fuerit ante aedis meas (Already does this sting pierce my breast--what business he could have before my house?― The Comedies of Plautus. Henry Thomas Riley. London. G. Bell and Sons. 1912. Perseus) [c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 1000 (iambic senarius)]
Nouns inflected like aculeus
priāpismus,
scāpus,
servus,
cuneolus,
sargus,
saccus,
scarus,
scinus,
scopus,
illēgitimus,
sorbus,
sophus,
somnus,
Hispānus,
soccus,
sirpus,
siclus,
icterus,
cunīculus,
xystus, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Derived from ac(us) (“needle”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix).
Verbs referencing "aculeus"
Italian Nouns
aculeo, Romanian Nouns
aculeu, Spanish Nouns
guija.
Translations