deridiculum

Latin

Etymology

Substantive from the neuter of dērīdiculus (“very laughable, ridiculous”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.riːˈdi.ku.lum/, [d̪eːriːˈd̪ɪkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.riˈdi.ku.lum/, [d̪ɛriˈd̪iːkulum]

Noun

dērīdiculum n (genitive dērīdiculī); second declension

  1. ridicule
  2. a mockery, an object of derision

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dērīdiculum dērīdicula
Genitive dērīdiculī dērīdiculōrum
Dative dērīdiculō dērīdiculīs
Accusative dērīdiculum dērīdicula
Ablative dērīdiculō dērīdiculīs
Vocative dērīdiculum dērīdicula

References
  • deridiculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deridiculum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deridiculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Adjective

dērīdiculum

  1. inflection of dērīdiculus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular
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