penicillum

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of pēniculus.

Noun

pēnicillum n (genitive pēnicillī); second declension

A painter's brush
(a particular style of) painting

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	pēnicillum	pēnicilla
genitive	pēnicillī	pēnicillōrum
dative	pēnicillō	pēnicillīs
accusative	pēnicillum	pēnicilla
ablative	pēnicillō	pēnicillīs
vocative	pēnicillum	pēnicilla

Descendants

Catalan: pinzell
- Portuguese: pincel
- Spanish: pincel
Italian: penicillo
Old French: pincel
- English: pencil
- French: pinceau
- German: Pinsel
  - Romanian: pensulă
Portuguese: penicilo

References

penicillum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
penicillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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