Latin edit

Etymology edit

captiō (deception, quibble) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

captiuncula f (genitive captiunculae); first declension

  1. a quirk, sophism, fallacy

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative captiuncula captiunculae
Genitive captiunculae captiunculārum
Dative captiunculae captiunculīs
Accusative captiunculam captiunculās
Ablative captiunculā captiunculīs
Vocative captiuncula captiunculae

References edit

  • captiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • captiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers