pistillum
Latin
Etymology
From pistō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pisˈtil.lum/, [pɪsˈtɪl.lũ]
Noun
pistillum n (genitive pistillī); second declension
- A pestle.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pistillum | pistilla |
| Genitive | pistillī | pistillōrum |
| Dative | pistillō | pistillīs |
| Accusative | pistillum | pistilla |
| Ablative | pistillō | pistillīs |
| Vocative | pistillum | pistilla |
Descendants
- Old French: pestel
- → Middle English: pestel, pestell, pistel, pestelle, pestylle, pestill, pestyl
- English: pestle
- → Middle English: pestel, pestell, pistel, pestelle, pestylle, pestill, pestyl
- → French: pistil
- → English: pistil
- → Spanish: pistilo
References
- pistillum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pistillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- pistillum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin