punctulum

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Latin

Etymology

From pūnctum (“point”) +‎ -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

pūnctulum n (genitive pūnctulī); second declension (diminutive of pūnctum)

  1. small prick, point or spot

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative pūnctulum pūnctula
genitive pūnctulī pūnctulōrum
dative pūnctulō pūnctulīs
accusative pūnctulum pūnctula
ablative pūnctulō pūnctulīs
vocative pūnctulum pūnctula

References

  • “punctulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • punctulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • punctulum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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