alterculum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From altercum, of unknown origin +‎ -ulus. Pliny ascribes the terms altercum, altercangenum to “the Arabs”, so perhaps from a Semitic language.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈter.ku.lum/, [äl̪ˈt̪ɛrkulum]

Noun

alterculum n (genitive alterculī); second declension

The henbane

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alterculum	altercula
Genitive	alterculī	alterculōrum
Dative	alterculō	alterculīs
Accusative	alterculum	altercula
Ablative	alterculō	alterculīs
Vocative	alterculum	altercula

References

alterculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“alterculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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