oscillum

From a diminutive of ōs (“mouth”).

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

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

Second declension.

• ōscillō

obs- +‎ cillō (“to move”)

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /osˈkil.lum/, [ɔsˈkɪl.lũ]

oscillum n (genitive oscillī); second declension

1. swing

Second declension.

• oscillō (“to swing”)

• 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