bacciballum
Latin
Etymology
Only attested once in The Satyricon, of uncertain origin. Theorized by most scholars to be some sort of diminutive form of bacca, although a few others suggest it is a compound word.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bak.kiˈbal.lum/, [bäkːɪˈbälːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bat.t͡ʃiˈbal.lum/, [bätː͡ʃiˈbälːum]
Noun
bacciballum n (genitive bacciballī); second declension
- (hapax, colloquial) a young and attractive woman
- c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 61:
- Cum adhuc servirem, habitabamus in vico angusto; nunc Gavillae domus est. Ibi, quomodo dii volunt, amare coepi uxorem Terentii coponis: noveratis Melissam Tarentinam, pulcherrimum bacciballum. Sed ego non mehercules corporaliter aut propter res venerias curavi, sed magis quod benemoria fuit.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bacciballum | bacciballa |
| Genitive | bacciballī | bacciballōrum |
| Dative | bacciballō | bacciballīs |
| Accusative | bacciballum | bacciballa |
| Ablative | bacciballō | bacciballīs |
| Vocative | bacciballum | bacciballa |
References
- “bacciballum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bacciballum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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