offendiculum

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Latin

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Etymology

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From offendō (to stumble; to commit an offence) +‎ -culum.

Noun

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offendiculum n (genitive offendiculī); second declension

  1. stumbling block, obstacle, hindrance

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

References

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  • offendiculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • offendiculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • offendiculum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016