alterculum

Latin

Alternative forms

altercum

Etymology

From altercum, of unknown origin +‎ -ulus. Pliny ascribes the terms altercum, altercangenum to “the Arabs”, so perhaps from a Semitic language.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äl̪ˈt̪ɛrkulum]

Noun

alterculum n (genitive alterculī); second declension

1. The henbane

Declension

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

• 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