[ˈkʊ.ɫɛks], [ˈkuː.leks]
OrigoFrom Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló-, see also Old Armenian սլաք (slakʻ, “roasting spit”), Irish cuil (“mosquito”), and Welsh cylion (“gnats”).
- declension-3, masculinegnat, midge; mosquito
“Indus elephantus haud curat culicem.” — An Indian elephant does not worry about a gnat.
Formaeculicis(genitive) · culex(nominative, singular) · culicēs(nominative, plural) · culicis(genitive, singular) · culicum(genitive, plural) · culicī(dative, singular) · culicibus(dative, plural) · culicem(accusative, singular) · culicēs(accusative, plural) · culice(ablative, singular) · culicibus(ablative, plural) · culex(singular, vocative) · culicēs(plural, vocative)
Fons: Vicitionarium