veretillum

Latin

Etymology

See verētilla.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯e.reːˈtil.lum/, [u̯ɛreːˈt̪ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ve.reˈtil.lum/, [vereˈt̪ilːum]

Noun

verētillum n (genitive verētillī); second declension

1. Alternative reading of verētilla
   • c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Apologia 34:

     et fortasse an peracute repperisse vobis videbamini, ut quaesisse me fingeretis ad illecebras magicas duo haec marina, veretillum et virginal; disce enim nomina rerum Latina, quae propterea varie nominai, ut denuo instructus accuses

Usage notes

The gender and declension of this word in Apuleius is uncertain, as editors vary on whether the correct reading is neuter accusative singular "veretillum", neuter accusative plural "veretilla", or feminine accusative singular "veretillam". Thus, the true form might instead be feminine verētilla.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	verētillum	verētilla
Genitive	verētillī	verētillōrum
Dative	verētillō	verētillīs
Accusative	verētillum	verētilla
Ablative	verētillō	verētillīs
Vocative	verētillum	verētilla

References

• “veretillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press