laterculum
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈter.ku.lum/, [ɫ̪äˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈter.ku.lum/, [läˈt̪ɛrkulum]
Etymology 1 edit
From later (“tile”) + -culum (diminutive suffix), by analogy of shape.[1]
Noun edit
laterculum n (genitive laterculī); second declension (Late Latin)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | laterculum | latercula |
| Genitive | laterculī | laterculōrum |
| Dative | laterculō | laterculīs |
| Accusative | laterculum | latercula |
| Ablative | laterculō | laterculīs |
| Vocative | laterculum | latercula |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “lătercŭlum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lătercŭlum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 890/2.
- ^ Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “later”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 343
Etymology 2 edit
A regularly declined form of laterculus (“a small brick or tile”).
Noun edit
laterculum m