saxulum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From saxum (“rock, stone”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsak.su.lum/, [ˈs̠äks̠ʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsak.su.lum/, [ˈsäksulum]
Noun edit
saxulum n (genitive saxulī); second declension
- (diminutive of saxum) a little rock, pebble
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saxulum | saxula |
| Genitive | saxulī | saxulōrum |
| Dative | saxulō | saxulīs |
| Accusative | saxulum | saxula |
| Ablative | saxulō | saxulīs |
| Vocative | saxulum | saxula |
References edit
- “saxulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- saxulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.