oscillum

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Latin

Etymology 1

A double diminutive from ōs (“mouth; face”), analyzable as ōs +‎ -culum +‎ -lum or as ōsculum (“little mouth”) (mostly attested in the derived sense 'kiss') +‎ -lum.

Pronunciation

Noun

ōscillum n (genitive ōscillī); second declension

  1. a little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth
  2. a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative ōscillum ōscilla
genitive ōscillī ōscillōrum
dative ōscillō ōscillīs
accusative ōscillum ōscilla
ablative ōscillō ōscillīs
vocative ōscillum ōscilla
Derived terms

Etymology 2

obs- +‎ cillō (“to move”). See ōscillō (“to swing”) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

oscillum n (genitive oscillī); second declension

  1. swing (apparatus)
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative oscillum oscilla
genitive oscillī oscillōrum
dative oscillō oscillīs
accusative oscillum oscilla
ablative oscillō oscillīs
vocative oscillum oscilla
Derived terms

References

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