porcile
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *porcīle. By surface analysis, porco (“pig”) + -ile (“place for keeping”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /porˈt͡ʃi.le/
- Rhymes: -ile
- Hyphenation: por‧cì‧le
Noun
porcile m (plural porcili)
Synonyms
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Latin
Etymology
From porcus + -īle. Compare Vulgar Latin *porcīle.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɔrˈkiː.ɫɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [porˈt͡ʃiː.le]
Noun
porcīle n (genitive porcīlis); third declension (Medieval Latin)
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | porcīle | porcīlia |
| genitive | porcīlis | porcīlium |
| dative | porcīlī | porcīlibus |
| accusative | porcīle | porcīlia |
| ablative | porcīlī | porcīlibus |
| vocative | porcīle | porcīlia |
Further reading
- "porcile", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)