oscillum

Latin

Etymology 1

A double diminutive from ōs (mouth; face), analyzable as ōs + -culum + -lum or as ōsculum (little mouth) (mostly attested in the derived sense 'kiss') + -lum.

Pronunciation

Noun

ōscillum n (genitive ōscillī); second declension

  1. a little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth
  2. a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind
Declension

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

obs- + cillō (to move)

Pronunciation

Noun

oscillum n (genitive oscillī); second declension

  1. swing (apparatus)
Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References

  • oscillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oscillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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