simpulum

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”) and *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsim.pu.lum/, [ˈs̠ɪmpʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsim.pu.lum/, [ˈsimpulum]

Noun

simpulum n (genitive simpulī); second declension

1. A small ladle similar to a cyathus, used in sacrifices

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	simpulum	simpula
Genitive	simpulī	simpulōrum
Dative	simpulō	simpulīs
Accusative	simpulum	simpula
Ablative	simpulō	simpulīs
Vocative	simpulum	simpula

References

• “simpulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• simpulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.