From stercus (“dung”) + -ulum + -inum + -ium.
sterquilīnium n (genitive sterquilīniī or sterquilīnī); second declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sterquilīnium | sterquilīnia |
genitive | sterquilīniī sterquilīnī1 |
sterquilīniōrum |
dative | sterquilīniō | sterquilīniīs |
accusative | sterquilīnium | sterquilīnia |
ablative | sterquilīniō | sterquilīniīs |
vocative | sterquilīnium | sterquilīnia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).