crustulum

Latin

Etymology

From crustum +‎ -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkrus.tu.lum/, [ˈkrʊs̠t̪ʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkrus.tu.lum/, [ˈkrust̪ulum]

Noun

crustulum n (genitive crustulī); second declension

1. diminutive of crustum: small cake or pastry; confectionery, cookie

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	crustulum	crustula
Genitive	crustulī	crustulōrum
Dative	crustulō	crustulīs
Accusative	crustulum	crustula
Ablative	crustulō	crustulīs
Vocative	crustulum	crustula

Descendants

• Italian: crostolo

References

• “crustulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “crustulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• crustulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.