crusculum
Latin
Etymology
From crūs (“leg, shank, shin”) + -culum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkrus.ku.lum/, [ˈkrʊs.kʊ.ɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkrus.ku.lum/
Noun
crusculum n (genitive crusculī); second declension
- Diminutive of crūs: a small leg or shank.
Inflection
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | crusculum | cruscula |
| Genitive | crusculī | crusculōrum |
| Dative | crusculō | crusculīs |
| Accusative | crusculum | cruscula |
| Ablative | crusculō | crusculīs |
| Vocative | crusculum | cruscula |
Descendants
- ⇒ English: procrusculum
References
- crusculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press