oscillum
Latin
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]A double diminutive from ōs (“mouth; face”), analyzable as ōs + -culum + -lum or as ōsculum (“little mouth”) (mostly attested in the derived sense 'kiss') + -lum.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /oːsˈkil.lum/, [oːs̠ˈkɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oʃˈʃil.lum/, [oʃˈʃilːum]
Noun
[edit]ōscillum n (genitive ōscillī); second declension
- a little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth
- a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōscillum | ōscilla |
| genitive | ōscillī | ōscillōrum |
| dative | ōscillō | ōscillīs |
| accusative | ōscillum | ōscilla |
| ablative | ōscillō | ōscillīs |
| vocative | ōscillum | ōscilla |
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]obs- + cillō (“to move”). See ōscillō (“to swing”) for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /osˈkil.lum/, [ɔs̠ˈkɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oʃˈʃil.lum/, [oʃˈʃilːum]
Noun
[edit]oscillum n (genitive oscillī); second declension
- swing (apparatus)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oscillum | oscilla |
| genitive | oscillī | oscillōrum |
| dative | oscillō | oscillīs |
| accusative | oscillum | oscilla |
| ablative | oscillō | oscillīs |
| vocative | oscillum | oscilla |
Derived terms
[edit]- oscillō (“to swing”)
References
[edit]- “oscillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oscillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.