punctulum

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpuːnk.tu.lum/, [ˈpuːŋkt̪ʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpunk.tu.lum/, [ˈpuŋkt̪ulum]

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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016