rivulus
See also: Rivulus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Diminutive of rīvus (“brook; channel”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈriː.u̯u.lus/, [ˈriːu̯ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈri.vu.lus/, [ˈriːvulus]
Noun
rīvulus m (genitive rīvulī); second declension
- A small brook, rill, rivulet.
- A small channel, small artificial watercourse; small gutter.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rīvulus | rīvulī |
| Genitive | rīvulī | rīvulōrum |
| Dative | rīvulō | rīvulīs |
| Accusative | rīvulum | rīvulōs |
| Ablative | rīvulō | rīvulīs |
| Vocative | rīvule | rīvulī |
Related terms
References
- “rivulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “rivulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- rivulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to draw from the fountain-head: e fontibus haurire (opp. rivulos consectari or fontes non videre)
- to draw from the fountain-head: e fontibus haurire (opp. rivulos consectari or fontes non videre)
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