punctiuncula
Latin
Etymology
From pūnctiō (“puncture, pricking”) + -unculus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /punk.tiˈun.ku.la/, [pʊŋk.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]
Noun
punctiuncula f (genitive punctiunculae); first declension
- a slight pricking, a pricking pain
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | punctiuncula | punctiunculae |
| Genitive | punctiunculae | punctiunculārum |
| Dative | punctiunculae | punctiunculīs |
| Accusative | punctiunculam | punctiunculās |
| Ablative | punctiunculā | punctiunculīs |
| Vocative | punctiuncula | punctiunculae |
References
- punctiuncula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- punctiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette