punctillum

Latin

Etymology

From punctum (“point”) +‎ -illus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /puːnkˈtil.lum/, [puːŋkˈt̪ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /punkˈtil.lum/, [puŋkˈt̪ilːum]

Noun

pūnctillum n (genitive pūnctillī); second declension

1. a little point, a dot, spot

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	pūnctillum	pūnctilla
genitive	pūnctillī	pūnctillōrum
dative	pūnctillō	pūnctillīs
accusative	pūnctillum	pūnctilla
ablative	pūnctillō	pūnctillīs
vocative	pūnctillum	pūnctilla

References

• “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.