disculus

Latin

Etymology

discus (“disk”) +‎ -ulus (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdis.ku.lus/, [ˈd̪ɪs̠kʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdis.ku.lus/, [ˈd̪iskulus]

Noun

disculus m (genitive disculī); second declension

(New Latin) diminutive of discus
- 1847, Thomas Phillipps, Mappae Clavicula: A Treatise on the Preparation of Pigments during the Middle Ages, Soc. of Antiquaries of London, page 213:
  Et aliud metallum indicamus vobis coquendum, sed plus disculum erit, quam metallum auri.
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- 1864, Ludwig Rabenhorst, Flora Europaea: Algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III: Algas chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens, page 87:
  […] stipite gracili, tertiam vel dimidiam cellulae partem longitudine aequante, basi in disculum lentiforme fusco-purpureum dilatato; […] stipite gracili hyalino, cellulae dimidiam longitudine aequante vel subsequante, basi in disculum fuscescens paullulum dilatato; […]
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- 2011, Stephen Berard, Capti, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, pages 13–14:
  “Nē mī aberrēs, Vudī,...,” īnfit Zoltan adulēscentulum (amictum ātrā subūculā palliī in longitūdinem, barbarō dictō “Skül Mob” dēpictā) casside VR vecteque lūsōriō armāns dum simul pūblicae praesidet īnsepctiōnī crystallōrum pȳramidulārumque et disculī compactī cui nōmen “Encyclopaedīa Nova Carcinōmatogenōrum Domesticōrum” atque alterīus disculī cui titulus “Cyber-Venus ad Gurdōnicōs” necnōn et disculōrum soniferōrum valdē varia gerentium, […]
  "Don't divert me, Vudius...," said young Zoltan (dressed in a long black Skül Mob shirt) equipping himself with a VR helmet and controller while simultaneously watching over the open inspection of pyramidal crystals and a compact disc titled "New Encyclopedia of Residential Carcinogens" and another disc titled "Cyber-Venus to Gurdonicos" and also audio discs bearing many other things...

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	disculus	disculī
genitive	disculī	disculōrum
dative	disculō	disculīs
accusative	disculum	disculōs
ablative	disculō	disculīs
vocative	discule	disculī

Derived terms