veretillum
Latin
Etymology
See verētilla.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯e.reːˈtil.lum/, [u̯ɛreːˈt̪ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ve.reˈtil.lum/, [vereˈt̪ilːum]
Noun
verētillum n (genitive verētillī); second declension
- Alternative reading of verētilla
- c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Apologia 34:
- et fortasse an peracute repperisse vobis videbamini, ut quaesisse me fingeretis ad illecebras magicas duo haec marina, veretillum et virginal; disce enim nomina rerum Latina, quae propterea varie nominai, ut denuo instructus accuses
Usage notes
The gender and declension of this word in Apuleius is uncertain, as editors vary on whether the correct reading is neuter accusative singular "veretillum", neuter accusative plural "veretilla", or feminine accusative singular "veretillam". Thus, the true form might instead be feminine verētilla.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | verētillum | verētilla |
| Genitive | verētillī | verētillōrum |
| Dative | verētillō | verētillīs |
| Accusative | verētillum | verētilla |
| Ablative | verētillō | verētillīs |
| Vocative | verētillum | verētilla |
References
- “veretillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press