Latin edit

Etymology edit

From offendō (to stumble; to commit an offence) +‎ -culum.

Noun edit

offendiculum n (genitive offendiculī); second declension

  1. stumbling block, obstacle, hindrance

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative offendiculum offendicula
Genitive offendiculī offendiculōrum
Dative offendiculō offendiculīs
Accusative offendiculum offendicula
Ablative offendiculō offendiculīs
Vocative offendiculum offendicula

References edit

  • offendiculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • offendiculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • offendiculum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016