punctiuncula
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom pūnctiō (“puncture, pricking”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /puːnk.tiˈun.ku.la/, [puːŋkt̪iˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /punk.t͡siˈun.ku.la/, [puŋkt̪͡s̪iˈuŋkulä]
Noun
editpūnctiuncula f (genitive pūnctiunculae); first declension
- diminutive of pūnctiō: a slight pricking, a pricking pain
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pūnctiuncula | pūnctiunculae |
Genitive | pūnctiunculae | pūnctiunculārum |
Dative | pūnctiunculae | pūnctiunculīs |
Accusative | pūnctiunculam | pūnctiunculās |
Ablative | pūnctiunculā | pūnctiunculīs |
Vocative | pūnctiuncula | pūnctiunculae |
References
edit- “punctiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- punctiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.