pittacium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πιττάκιον (pittakion, “receipt, ticket”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /pitˈta.ki.um/

Noun

pittacium (genitive pittaciī); n, second declension

1. label, ticket on a wine bottle or amphora
2. a plaster; small piece of linen with salve
3. a patch on a garment

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pittacium	pittacia
genitive	pittaciī	pittaciōrum
dative	pittaciō	pittaciīs
accusative	pittacium	pittacia
ablative	pittaciō	pittaciīs
vocative	pittacium	pittacia

Descendants

Catalan: pedaç Italian: petacciola, petaccia, petazza Portuguese: pedaço

Occitan: petas Sicilian: pitazzu Spanish: pedazo

References

• pittacium in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879