alterculum

Latin

Alternative forms

altercum

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äl̪ˈt̪ɛrkulum]

Noun

alterculum n (genitive alterculī); second declension

1. The henbane

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	alterculum	altercula
genitive	alterculī	alterculōrum
dative	alterculō	alterculīs
accusative	alterculum	altercula
ablative	alterculō	alterculīs
vocative	alterculum	altercula

References

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