marmusculum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From marmor, marmur + -culum (diminutive suffix), irregularly formed by the influence of diminutives from s-stem nouns such as corpusculum from corpus (genitive corporis).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /marˈmus.ku.lum/, [märˈmʊs̠kʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /marˈmus.ku.lum/, [märˈmuskulum]
Noun edit
marmusculum n (genitive marmusculī); second declension
- A small object made from marble
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marmusculum | marmuscula |
| Genitive | marmusculī | marmusculōrum |
| Dative | marmusculō | marmusculīs |
| Accusative | marmusculum | marmuscula |
| Ablative | marmusculō | marmusculīs |
| Vocative | marmusculum | marmuscula |
References edit
- “marmusculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- marmusculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.