titillus

Latin

Etymology

From tītillō (“I tickle”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix); nominalised.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /tiːˈtil.lus/, [t̪iːˈt̪ɪlːʲʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tiˈtil.lus/, [t̪iˈt̪ilːus]

Noun

tītillus m (genitive tītillī); second declension

  1. Synonym of tītillātiō (“a tickling”)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tītillus tītillī
Genitive tītillī tītillōrum
Dative tītillō tītillīs
Accusative tītillum tītillōs
Ablative tītillō tītillīs
Vocative tītille tītillī

References
  • “titillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • titillus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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