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Latin
Etymology
See veretilla.
Pronunciation
Noun
veretillum n (genitive veretillī); second declension
- Alternative reading of veretilla
c. 125 CE – 180 CE,
Apuleius,
Apologia 34:
- et fortasse an peracute repperisse vobis videbamini, ut quaesisse me fingeretis ad illecebras magicas duo haec marina, veretillum et virginal; disce enim nomina rerum Latina, quae propterea varie nominai, ut denuo instructus accuses
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Usage notes
The gender and declension of this word in Apuleius is uncertain, as editors vary on whether the correct reading is neuter accusative singular "veretillum", neuter accusative plural "veretilla", or feminine accusative singular "veretillam". Thus, the true form might instead be feminine veretilla.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
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