alterculum
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From altercum, of unknown origin + -ulus. Pliny ascribes the terms altercum, altercangenum to “the Arabs”, so perhaps from a Semitic language.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äl̪ˈt̪ɛrkulum]
Noun
[edit]alterculum n (genitive alterculī); second declension
- The henbane
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alterculum | altercula |
| genitive | alterculī | alterculōrum |
| dative | alterculō | alterculīs |
| accusative | alterculum | altercula |
| ablative | alterculō | alterculīs |
| vocative | alterculum | altercula |
References
[edit]- alterculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “alterculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press