specillum
English
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Bronze Roman specillum from the 1st or 2nd century.
Etymology
From Latin specillum.
Noun
specillum (plural specilla)
- A surgical probe.
- A lens or eyeglass.
Latin
Etymology
speculum + -lus
Noun
specillum n (genitive specillī); second declension
- probe (surgical), speculum
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | specillum | specilla |
| Genitive | specillī | specillōrum |
| Dative | specillō | specillīs |
| Accusative | specillum | specilla |
| Ablative | specillō | specillīs |
| Vocative | specillum | specilla |
Descendants
- → English: specillum
- Italian: specillo
References
- “specillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “specillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- specillum 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)
- specillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette