veretillum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
See verētilla.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯e.reːˈtil.lum/, [u̯ɛreːˈt̪ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ve.reˈtil.lum/, [vereˈt̪ilːum]
Noun edit
verētillum n (genitive verētillī); second declension
- Alternative reading of verētilla
Usage notes edit
The gender and declension of this word in Apuleius is uncertain, as editors vary on whether the correct reading is neuter accusative singular "veretillum", neuter accusative plural "veretilla", or feminine accusative singular "veretillam". Thus, the true form might instead be feminine verētilla.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | verētillum | verētilla |
Genitive | verētillī | verētillōrum |
Dative | verētillō | verētillīs |
Accusative | verētillum | verētilla |
Ablative | verētillō | verētillīs |
Vocative | verētillum | verētilla |
References edit
- “veretillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press