porcile

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Maiali in un porcile – Pigs in a pigsty

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *porcīle. By surface analysis, porco (pig) +‎ -ile (place for keeping).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /porˈt͡ʃi.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: por‧cì‧le

Noun

porcile m (plural porcili)

  1. pigsty, specifically:
    1. an enclosure where pigs are kept
  2. (figurative, colloquial) a dirty or very untidy place

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Latin

Etymology

From porcus +‎ -īle. Compare Vulgar Latin *porcīle.

Pronunciation

Noun

porcīle n (genitive porcīlis); third declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. a pigsty
    Synonym: suīle

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative porcīle porcīlia
Genitive porcīlis porcīlium
Dative porcīlī porcīlibus
Accusative porcīle porcīlia
Ablative porcīlī porcīlibus
Vocative porcīle porcīlia

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