LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

bacciballum

bacciballum n (genitive bacciballī)
Classical[bak.kɪˈbal.lũː]Ecclesiastical[bat.t͡ʃiˈbal.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutera young and attractive woman.
    Cum adhuc servirem, habitabamus in vico angusto; nunc Gavillae domus est. Ibi, quomodo dii volunt, amare coepi uxorem Terentii coponis: noveratis Melissam Tarentinam, pulcherrimum bacciballum.c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 61

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebacciballumbacciballa
genitivebacciballībacciballōrum
dativebacciballōbacciballīs
accusativebacciballumbacciballa
ablativebacciballōbacciballīs
vocativebacciballumbacciballa

bacciballum (basioballum), i, n., a word of uncertain meaning, found only in Petr. 61.

Origins

Only attested once in the Satyricon, of uncertain origin and meaning.

Quick answers

What does bacciballum mean in Latin?
bacciballum, a noun, means “a young and attractive woman.”.
What is the genitive of bacciballum?
The genitive singular is bacciballī. bacciballum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce bacciballum?
In classical Latin, [bak.kɪˈbal.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bat.t͡ʃiˈbal.lum].