vericulum

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Latin

Etymology

From verū (“dart”) +‎ -culum (diminutive suffix).

Noun

vericulum n (genitive vericulī); second declension

  1. a small pointed rod

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative vericulum vericula
genitive vericulī vericulōrum
dative vericulō vericulīs
accusative vericulum vericula
ablative vericulō vericulīs
vocative vericulum vericula

Descendants

  • Italian: verricchio (Lucca)
  • Old French: vereil
  • Vulgar Latin: *verruculum (see there for further descendants)

References

Further reading

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