(declension-2, literary, masculine, poetic) luminary of the sun and stars
(declension-2, masculine) spot resembling an eye, such as on a peacock feather
(declension-2, masculine) eye, bud, bourgeon
(declension-2, masculine) bud, bulb or knob on many roots, on the reed, etc.
(declension-2, masculine) great houseleek
(declension-2, figuratively, masculine) principal ornament
(declension-2, figuratively, masculine) eye of the soul, mind's eye
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
[ˈɔ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Etimologia (Inglese)
From the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”) with the diminutive suffix -ulus. Compare Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi, “eye”), Ancient Greek ὄσσε (ósse, “eyes”), ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).