LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

alterculum

alterculum n (genitive alterculī)
Classical[aɫˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[alˈtɛr.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neuterThe henbane

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealterculum
altercum		altercula
alterca
genitivealterculī
altercī		alterculōrum
altercōrum
dativealterculō
altercō		alterculīs
altercīs
accusativealterculum
altercum		altercula
alterca
ablativealterculō
altercō		alterculīs
altercīs
vocativealterculum
altercum		altercula
alterca

alterculum or altercum, i, n.,
I. henbane: quae (herba) Apollinaris, apud Arabas altercum sive altercangenum, apud Graecos vero hyoscyamus appellatur, Plin. 25, 4, 17, § 35; Scrib. Comp. 181.—Form al-terculum, App. Herb. 4.

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does alterculum mean in Latin?
alterculum, a noun, means “The henbane”.
What is the genitive of alterculum?
The genitive singular is alterculī. alterculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce alterculum?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈtɛr.ku.lum].