punctillum

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Latin

Etymology

From punctum (point) +‎ -illus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

pūnctillum n (genitive pūnctillī); second declension

  1. a little point, a dot, spot

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

References

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