oscillum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
A double diminutive from ōs (“mouth; face”), analyzable as ōs + -culum + -lum or as ōsculum (“little mouth”) (mostly attested in the derived sense 'kiss') + -lum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oːsˈkil.lum/, [oːs̠ˈkɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oʃˈʃil.lum/, [oʃˈʃilːum]
Noun[edit]
ōscillum n (genitive ōscillī); second declension
- a little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth
- a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ōscillum | ōscilla |
| Genitive | ōscillī | ōscillōrum |
| Dative | ōscillō | ōscillīs |
| Accusative | ōscillum | ōscilla |
| Ablative | ōscillō | ōscillīs |
| Vocative | ōscillum | ōscilla |
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
obs- + cillō (“to move”). See ōscillō (“to swing”) for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /osˈkil.lum/, [ɔs̠ˈkɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oʃˈʃil.lum/, [oʃˈʃilːum]
Noun[edit]
oscillum n (genitive oscillī); second declension
- swing (apparatus)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oscillum | oscilla |
| Genitive | oscillī | oscillōrum |
| Dative | oscillō | oscillīs |
| Accusative | oscillum | oscilla |
| Ablative | oscillō | oscillīs |
| Vocative | oscillum | oscilla |
Derived terms[edit]
- oscillō (“to swing”)
References[edit]
- “oscillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oscillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.