tristiculus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From trīstis (“sad, melancholy”) + -culus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /triːsˈti.ku.lus/, [t̪riːs̠ˈt̪ɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /trisˈti.ku.lus/, [t̪risˈt̪iːkulus]
Adjective
[edit]trīsticulus (feminine trīsticula, neuter trīsticulum); first/second-declension adjective
- diminutive of trīstis: somewhat sorrowful, rather sad
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | trīsticulus | trīsticula | trīsticulum | trīsticulī | trīsticulae | trīsticula | |
| genitive | trīsticulī | trīsticulae | trīsticulī | trīsticulōrum | trīsticulārum | trīsticulōrum | |
| dative | trīsticulō | trīsticulae | trīsticulō | trīsticulīs | |||
| accusative | trīsticulum | trīsticulam | trīsticulum | trīsticulōs | trīsticulās | trīsticula | |
| ablative | trīsticulō | trīsticulā | trīsticulō | trīsticulīs | |||
| vocative | trīsticule | trīsticula | trīsticulum | trīsticulī | trīsticulae | trīsticula | |
References
[edit]- “tristiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tristiculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.