veretillum
Latin
editEtymology
editSee verētilla.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯e.reːˈtil.lum/, [u̯ɛreːˈt̪ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ve.reˈtil.lum/, [vereˈt̪ilːum]
Noun
editverētillum n (genitive verētillī); second declension
- Alternative reading of verētilla
Usage notes
editThe 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
editSecond-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