saxulum

Latin

Etymology

From saxum (“rock, stone”) +‎ -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsak.su.lum/, [ˈs̠äks̠ʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsak.su.lum/, [ˈsäksulum]

Noun

saxulum n (genitive saxulī); second declension

1. (diminutive of saxum) a little rock, pebble

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	saxulum	saxula
Genitive	saxulī	saxulōrum
Dative	saxulō	saxulīs
Accusative	saxulum	saxula
Ablative	saxulō	saxulīs
Vocative	saxulum	saxula

References

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