bacciballum

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Only attested once in the Satyricon, of uncertain origin and meaning.

Pronunciation

Noun

bacciballum n (genitive bacciballī); second declension

  1. (hapax, colloquial) a young and attractive woman
    • c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 61:
      Cum adhuc servirem, habitabamus in vico angusto; nunc Gavillae domus est. Ibi, quomodo dii volunt, amare coepi uxorem Terentii coponis: noveratis Melissam Tarentinam, pulcherrimum bacciballum. Sed ego non mehercules corporaliter aut propter res venerias curavi, sed magis quod benemoria fuit.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative bacciballum bacciballa
genitive bacciballī bacciballōrum
dative bacciballō bacciballīs
accusative bacciballum bacciballa
ablative bacciballō bacciballīs
vocative bacciballum bacciballa

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