pinnaculum
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pinˈnaː.ku.lum/, [pɪnˈnäːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pinˈna.ku.lum/, [pinˈnäːkulum]
Noun
pinnāculum n (genitive pinnāculī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a peak, pinnacle
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pinnāculum | pinnācula |
| Genitive | pinnāculī | pinnāculōrum |
| Dative | pinnāculō | pinnāculīs |
| Accusative | pinnāculum | pinnācula |
| Ablative | pinnāculō | pinnāculīs |
| Vocative | pinnāculum | pinnācula |
Descendants
- English: pinnacle (borrowing)
- French: pinacle (borrowing)
- Lua error in Module:etymology/templates/descendant at line 287: You specified a term in 4= and not one in 3=. You probably meant to use t= to specify a gloss instead. If you intended to specify two terms, put the second term in 3=. (inherited), pinnacolo (“pinnacle”) (probably borrowed), (possibly) pinnacolo (“pinochle”) (borrowing)
- Portuguese: pináculo (borrowing)
- Spanish: pináculo (borrowing)
References
- “pinnaculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pinnaculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- pinnaculum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016