punctiuncula

Latin

Etymology

From pūnctiō (“puncture, pricking”) +‎ -unculus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /punk.tiˈun.ku.la/, [pʊŋk.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]

Noun

punctiuncula f (genitive punctiunculae); first declension

a slight pricking, a pricking pain

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	punctiuncula	punctiunculae
Genitive	punctiunculae	punctiunculārum
Dative	punctiunculae	punctiunculīs
Accusative	punctiunculam	punctiunculās
Ablative	punctiunculā	punctiunculīs
Vocative	punctiuncula	punctiunculae

References

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

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