pistillum
Latin
Etymology
From pistō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pisˈtil.lum/, [pɪs̠ˈt̪ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pisˈtil.lum/, [pisˈt̪ilːum]
Noun
pistillum n (genitive pistillī); second declension
- A pestle.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pistillum | pistilla |
Genitive | pistillī | pistillōrum |
Dative | pistillō | pistillīs |
Accusative | pistillum | pistilla |
Ablative | pistillō | pistillīs |
Vocative | pistillum | pistilla |
Descendants
References
- “pistillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pistillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “pistillum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin