alterculum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From altercum, of unknown origin + -ulus. Pliny ascribes the terms altercum, altercangenum to “the Arabs”, so perhaps from a Semitic language.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äl̪ˈt̪ɛrkulum]
Noun edit
alterculum n (genitive alterculī); second declension
- The henbane
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alterculum | altercula |
| Genitive | alterculī | alterculōrum |
| Dative | alterculō | alterculīs |
| Accusative | alterculum | altercula |
| Ablative | alterculō | alterculīs |
| Vocative | alterculum | altercula |
References edit
- alterculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “alterculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press