porcellus

Etymology

From porculus (“little pig”) +‎ -lus, from porcus (“pig”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /porˈkel.lus/, [pɔrˈkɛlːʲʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /porˈt͡ʃel.lus/, [porˈt͡ʃɛlːus]

Noun

porcellus m (genitive porcellī); second declension

1. piglet

References

• “porcellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “porcellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• porcellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.