punctillum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From punctum (“point”) + -illus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /puːnkˈtil.lum/, [puːŋkˈt̪ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /punkˈtil.lum/, [puŋkˈt̪ilːum]
Noun[edit]
pūnctillum n (genitive pūnctillī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pūnctillum | pūnctilla |
| Genitive | pūnctillī | pūnctillōrum |
| Dative | pūnctillō | pūnctillīs |
| Accusative | pūnctillum | pūnctilla |
| Ablative | pūnctillō | pūnctillīs |
| Vocative | pūnctillum | pūnctilla |
References[edit]
- “punctillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- punctillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.