Latin edit

Etymology edit

From pūnctum (point) +‎ -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pūnctulum n (genitive pūnctulī); second declension (Diminutive of pūnctum)

  1. small prick, point or spot

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pūnctulum pūnctula
Genitive pūnctulī pūnctulōrum
Dative pūnctulō pūnctulīs
Accusative pūnctulum pūnctula
Ablative pūnctulō pūnctulīs
Vocative pūnctulum pūnctula

References edit

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