punctillum

Latin

Etymology

From punctum (“point”) +‎ -illus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /puːnkˈtil.lum/, [puːŋkˈt̪ɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /punkˈtil.lum/, [puŋkˈt̪ilːum]

Noun

pūnctillum n (genitive pūnctillī); second declension

  1. a little point, a dot, spot

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pūnctillum pūnctilla
Genitive pūnctillī pūnctillōrum
Dative pūnctillō pūnctillīs
Accusative pūnctillum pūnctilla
Ablative pūnctillō pūnctillīs
Vocative pūnctillum pūnctilla

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