pulpus

Latin

Etymology

With syncopation, from polypus.

Pronunciation

Noun

pulpus m (genitive pulpī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) octopus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative pulpus pulpī
genitive pulpī pulpōrum
dative pulpō pulpīs
accusative pulpum pulpōs
ablative pulpō pulpīs
vocative pulpe pulpī

Descendants

  • Italian: polpo
  • Ligurian: pórpo
  • Sicilian: purpu

References

  • pulpus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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