pariculus

Latin

Etymology

From pār (“equal, alike”) +‎ -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the Lex Salica.

Adjective

pariculus (feminine paricula, neuter pariculum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

1. kindred, similar

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pariculus	paricula	pariculum		pariculī	pariculae	paricula
genitive	pariculī	pariculae	pariculī		pariculōrum	pariculārum	pariculōrum
dative	pariculō	pariculae	pariculō		pariculīs
accusative	pariculum	pariculam	pariculum		pariculōs	pariculās	paricula
ablative	pariculō	pariculā	pariculō		pariculīs
vocative	paricule	paricula	pariculum		pariculī	pariculae	paricula

Notes

Several descendants presuppose a feminine collective noun *paricula, meaning 'pair' or similar. Some derive from the masculine plural pariculī.

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: pãreaclji, pãreaclje, preaclji
  • Romanian: pereche, păreche — obsolete
• Italo-Romance:
  • Corsican: parechju
  • Italian: parecchio, parecchia
    • → Sardinian: paritzu, pariciu
  • Neapolitan: pariccio, paricchie (Apulia)
  • Sicilian: paricchia, pariggia

    Calabrian: paricciu

• North Italian:
  • Friulian: pareli, parél
  • Old Lombard: pareghio
  • Old Venetan: parechi
    • Venetan: parigi (different dialects?)
  • Piedmontese: parei, paray
  • Romansch: paregl
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: parèly
  • Oïl:
    • Bourguignon: pairoil
    • Old French: pareil
      • French: pareil
      • → Italian: pareglio, pariglio
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: parell, parella

    Balearic: parei

  • Occitan: parelh
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: pareyu, pareya
  • Portuguese: parelho, parelha
  • Old Spanish:
    • Ladino: parea
      • → Greek: παρέα (paréa)
    • Spanish: parejo, pareja