punctiuncula
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pūnctiō (“puncture, pricking”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /puːnk.tiˈun.ku.la/, [puːŋkt̪iˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /punk.t͡siˈun.ku.la/, [puŋkt̪͡s̪iˈuŋkulä]
Noun[edit]
pūnctiuncula f (genitive pūnctiunculae); first declension
- Diminutive of pūnctiō: a slight pricking, a pricking pain
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pūnctiuncula | pūnctiunculae |
| Genitive | pūnctiunculae | pūnctiunculārum |
| Dative | pūnctiunculae | pūnctiunculīs |
| Accusative | pūnctiunculam | pūnctiunculās |
| Ablative | pūnctiunculā | pūnctiunculīs |
| Vocative | pūnctiuncula | pūnctiunculae |
References[edit]
- “punctiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- punctiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.