veretillum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See verētilla.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯e.reːˈtil.lum/, [u̯ɛreːˈt̪ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ve.reˈtil.lum/, [vereˈt̪ilːum]
Noun
[edit]verētillum n (genitive verētillī); second declension
- Alternative reading of verētilla
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- “veretillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press