pugillaris

English

Etymology

Latin pugillaris (“fist”), since they were hand-sized.

Noun

pugillaris (plural pugillares)

  1. (historical) A kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome.

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pu.ɡilˈlaː.ris/, [pʊ.ɡɪlˈlaː.rɪs]

Noun

pugillāris m (genitive pugillāris); third declension

  1. writing-tablet

Adjective

pugillāris (neuter pugillāre); third declension

  1. fist (attributive)

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative pugillāris pugillāre pugillārēs pugillāria
Genitive pugillāris pugillāris pugillārium pugillārium
Dative pugillārī pugillārī pugillāribus pugillāribus
Accusative pugillārem pugillāre pugillārēs, pugillārīs pugillāria
Ablative pugillārī pugillārī pugillāribus pugillāribus
Vocative pugillāris pugillāre pugillārēs pugillāria

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