(declension-2) a mine, underground tunnel or gallery
Pronunciato come (IPA)
[kʊˈniː.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Etimologia (Inglese)
Perhaps some Iberian or Celtiberian word + the Latin diminutive -ulus or -culus. Compare Basque untxi (“rabbit”), Mozarabic conchair (“greyhound”). Attested from Varro onward.