crusculum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From crūs (“leg, shank, shin”) + -culum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkruːs.ku.lum/, [ˈkruːs̠kʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkrus.ku.lum/, [ˈkruskulum]
Noun edit
crūsculum n (genitive crūsculī); second declension
- Diminutive of crūs: a small leg or shank.
Inflection edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | crūsculum | crūscula |
| Genitive | crūsculī | crūsculōrum |
| Dative | crūsculō | crūsculīs |
| Accusative | crūsculum | crūscula |
| Ablative | crūsculō | crūsculīs |
| Vocative | crūsculum | crūscula |
Descendants edit
- ⇒ English: procrusculum
References edit
- “crusculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press