penicillum

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of pēniculus.

Noun

pēnicillum n (genitive pēnicillī); second declension

  1. A painter's brush
  2. (a particular style of) painting

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pēnicillum pēnicilla
Genitive pēnicillī pēnicillōrum
Dative pēnicillō pēnicillīs
Accusative pēnicillum pēnicilla
Ablative pēnicillō pēnicillīs
Vocative pēnicillum pēnicilla

Descendants

References

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