punctulum

Latin

Etymology

From pūnctum (“point”) +‎ -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

pūnctulum n (genitive pūnctulī); second declension (Diminutive of pūnctum)

  1. small prick, point or spot

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pūnctulum pūnctula
Genitive pūnctulī pūnctulōrum
Dative pūnctulō pūnctulīs
Accusative pūnctulum pūnctula
Ablative pūnctulō pūnctulīs
Vocative pūnctulum pūnctula

References
  • “punctulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • punctulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • punctulum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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