interrogatiuncula
Latin
Etymology
From interrogātiō (“interrogation; syllogism”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪn.tɛr.rɔ.ɡaː.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [in̪.t̪er.ro.ɡat̪.t̪͡s̪iˈuŋ.ku.la]
Noun
interrogātiuncula f (genitive interrogātiunculae); first declension
- A short or insignificant question.
- A short or insignificant argument or syllogism.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | interrogātiuncula | interrogātiunculae |
| genitive | interrogātiunculae | interrogātiunculārum |
| dative | interrogātiunculae | interrogātiunculīs |
| accusative | interrogātiunculam | interrogātiunculās |
| ablative | interrogātiunculā | interrogātiunculīs |
| vocative | interrogātiuncula | interrogātiunculae |
Related terms
References
- “interrogatiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “interrogatiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- interrogatiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.