mulctrum
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom mulg(eō)- (“to milk”) + -trum (“instrumental suffix”), reflecting Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- + *-trom.
Pronunciation
edit(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmulk.trum/, [ˈmʊɫ̪kt̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmulk.trum/, [ˈmulkt̪rum]
Noun
editmulctrum n (genitive mulctrī); second declension
- milk-pail
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | mulctrum | mulctra |
Genitive | mulctrī | mulctrōrum |
Dative | mulctrō | mulctrīs |
Accusative | mulctrum | mulctra |
Ablative | mulctrō | mulctrīs |
Vocative | mulctrum | mulctra |
Synonyms
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editReferences
edit- “mulctrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mulctrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mulctrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.