oscillum

Latin

Etymology

From a diminutive of ōs (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oːsˈkil.lum/, [oːsˈkɪl.lũ]

Noun

ōscillum n (genitive ōscillī); second declension

  1. a little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth
  2. a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ōscillum ōscilla
genitive ōscillī ōscillōrum
dative ōscillō ōscillīs
accusative ōscillum ōscilla
ablative ōscillō ōscillīs
vocative ōscillum ōscilla

Derived terms

References

  • 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
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