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

1. A short or insignificant question.
2. 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

• interrogāmentum
• interroganter
• interrogātiō
• interrogātīvē

• interrogātīvus
• interrogātor
• interrogātōrius
• interrogō

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.