captiuncula

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Latin

Etymology

captiō (“deception, quibble”) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

Noun

captiuncula f (genitive captiunculae); first declension

  1. a quirk, sophism, fallacy

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative captiuncula captiunculae
Genitive captiunculae captiunculārum
Dative captiunculae captiunculīs
Accusative captiunculam captiunculās
Ablative captiunculā captiunculīs
Vocative captiuncula captiunculae

References

  • “captiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “captiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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