rutellum
Latin
Etymology
From rutrum (“shovel”) + -lum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [rʊˈtɛl.lũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ruˈt̪ɛl.lum]
Noun
rutellum n (genitive rutellī); second declension
- a little shovel
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rutellum | rutella |
| genitive | rutellī | rutellōrum |
| dative | rutellō | rutellīs |
| accusative | rutellum | rutella |
| ablative | rutellō | rutellīs |
| vocative | rutellum | rutella |
References
- “rutellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rutellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.