offendiculum
Latin
Etymology
From offendō (“to stumble; to commit an offence”) + -culum.
Noun
offendiculum n (genitive offendiculī); second declension
- stumbling block, obstacle, hindrance
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | offendiculum | offendicula |
Genitive | offendiculī | offendiculōrum |
Dative | offendiculō | offendiculīs |
Accusative | offendiculum | offendicula |
Ablative | offendiculō | offendiculīs |
Vocative | offendiculum | offendicula |
References
- “offendiculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- offendiculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- offendiculum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016