duciculus

Latin

Etymology

Likely dux, ducis (“guide”) +‎ -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the sixth century.

Noun

ducīculus m (genitive ducīculī); second declension (Late Latin)

1. spigot

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ducīculus	ducīculī
genitive	ducīculī	ducīculōrum
dative	ducīculō	ducīculīs
accusative	ducīculum	ducīculōs
ablative	ducīculō	ducīculīs
vocative	ducīcule	ducīculī

Descendants

• Old Catalan: duyll
  • Catalan: dull, duïll, dui
• Old French: doisil, dosil, dusil
  • Angevin: douji
  • Bourbonnais-Berrichon: douzil, guzi
  • Lorrain: duzi
  • Poitevin-Saintongeais: dousi
  • → Middle Breton: doucil
    • Breton: doulzil
  • → Middle English:
    • English: dossil
• Old Occitan: dozil
  • Occitan: dosilh
  • → Portuguese: duzil (Barros)