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cuniculus

(Inglese)

  1. (declension-2) a rabbit
  2. (declension-2) a rabbit burrow
  3. (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.

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