laterculum
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /laˈter.ku.lum/, [ɫ̪äˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈter.ku.lum/, [läˈt̪ɛrkulum]
Etymology 1
editFrom later (“tile”) + -culum (diminutive suffix), by analogy of shape.[1]
Noun
editlaterculum n (genitive laterculī); second declension (Late Latin)
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | laterculum | latercula |
Genitive | laterculī | laterculōrum |
Dative | laterculō | laterculīs |
Accusative | laterculum | latercula |
Ablative | laterculō | laterculīs |
Vocative | laterculum | latercula |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “lătercŭlum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lătercŭlum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 890/2.
- ^ Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “later”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 343
Etymology 2
editA regularly declined form of laterculus (“a small brick or tile”).
Noun
editlaterculum m