pittacium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πιττάκιον (pittákion, receipt, ticket).

Pronunciation

Noun

pittacium n (genitive pittaciī); second declension

  1. label, ticket on a wine bottle or amphora
  2. a plaster; small piece of linen with salve
  3. a patch on a garment

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative pittacium pittacia
genitive pittaciī pittaciōrum
dative pittaciō pittaciīs
accusative pittacium pittacia
ablative pittaciō pittaciīs
vocative pittacium pittacia

Descendants

  • Asturian: pedazu, piozu
  • Catalan: pedaç
  • Italian: petacciola, petaccia, petazza
  • Occitan: pedaç, petaç

References

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