interrogatiuncula
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of interrogātiō (“interrogation; syllogism”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /in.ter.ro.ɡaː.tiˈun.ku.la/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrːɔɡäːt̪iˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.ter.ro.ɡat.t͡siˈun.ku.la/, [in̪t̪erːoɡät̪ː͡s̪iˈuŋkulä]
Noun
interrogātiuncula f (genitive interrogātiunculae); first declension
- A short or insignificant question.
- A short or insignificant argument or syllogism.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | interrogātiuncula | interrogātiunculae |
Genitive | interrogātiunculae | interrogātiunculārum |
Dative | interrogātiunculae | interrogātiunculīs |
Accusative | interrogātiunculam | interrogātiunculās |
Ablative | interrogātiunculā | interrogātiunculīs |
Vocative | interrogātiuncula | interrogātiunculae |
Related terms
References
- “interrogatiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “interrogatiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- interrogatiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.