pulpus

Latin

Etymology

With syncopation, from polypus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.pus/, [ˈpʊɫ̪pʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.pus/, [ˈpulpus]

Noun

pulpus m (genitive pulpī); second declension

(Late Latin) octopus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	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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