A / ănĭmŭlus
noun

ănĭmŭlus

gen. ănĭmŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
dim. animus, only in the voc. as term of endearment (cf. animus, II. B. 2. f.):
Mi animule, my heart, my darling, Plaut. Cas. 1, 46: Animule mi, id. Men. 2, 3,…
Mi animule, my heart, my darling, Plaut. Cas. 1, 46: Animule mi, id. Men. 2, 3, 11.