pulpus

== Latin == === Etymology === With syncopation, from polypus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpʊɫ.pʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpul.pus] === Noun === pulpus m (genitive pulpī); second declension (Late Latin) octopus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: polpo Ligurian: pórpo Sicilian: purpu === References === “pulpus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.