corrigiuncula
Latin
Alternative forms
- corrigiunculum
Etymology
Ultimately from the verb corrigō (“to correct”). The ending appears to be the diminutive-forming suffix -uncula, which is uncommon except for at the end of diminutives from feminine nouns ending in -ō. However, no Latin noun *corrigiō exists. It could possibly be built on the noun corrigia (“thong, strap”), which could have the meaning "whip".
Noun
corrigiuncula f (genitive corrigiunculae); first declension
- (historical, Medieval Latin) A bell used to summon monks for scourging or other penance.[1]
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | corrigiuncula | corrigiunculae |
| Genitive | corrigiunculae | corrigiunculārum |
| Dative | corrigiunculae | corrigiunculīs |
| Accusative | corrigiunculam | corrigiunculās |
| Ablative | corrigiunculā | corrigiunculīs |
| Vocative | corrigiuncula | corrigiunculae |
References
- corrigiuncula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., "Bell".