LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

batillum

batillum m (genitive batillī)
Classical[baˈtɪl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[baˈtil.lum]

Meaning

  1. masculinea shovel
  2. masculinea firepan, chafing dish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebatillumbatilla
genitivebatillībatillōrum
dativebatillōbatillīs
accusativebatillumbatilla
ablativebatillōbatillīs
vocativebatillumbatilla

bătillum (in MSS. also vatillum), i, n. (batillus, i, m., Marc. Emp. 27).
I. A shovel, a fire-shovel, coal-shovel, dirt or dungshovel, etc.: batilli ferrei, Plin. 33, 8, 44, § 127; 34, 11, 26, § 112; Treb. Pol. Claud. 14; Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 5.—
II. A fire-pan, chafing-dish, fumigating-pan, incense-pan: prunae batillum, * Hor. S. 1, 5, 36 (Jahn, K. and H. vatillum).

Origins

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesebadil
  • Portuguesebadele
  • Spanishbadilfrom Old Spanish badil
  • Galicianbadil
Italo-Romance
  • Italianbadile
  • Corsicanbachile
  • Corsicanbaile
  • Istriotbadìl
  • Venetanbaìle
  • Venetanbaìla
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Ladinbadil
  • Ladinbadí
  • Romanshbadigl
  • Romanshbadel
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianbadîl
  • Lombardbadìl
  • Lombardbadì
  • Ligurianbadî
  • Ligurianboéi
  • Piedmontesebèil
  • Piedmontesesbèil
  • Romagnolbadìl
  • Piedmontesevèil
  • Piedmontesevàir
Gallo-Romance
  • Champenoisvaillinfrom Old French vadil
  • Zarphaticvadilfrom Old French vadil
  • Zarphaticvayifrom Old French vadil
  • Zarphaticveyilfrom Old French vadil
  • Zarphaticvainfrom Old French vadil
  • Zarphaticvaiïnfrom Old French vadil

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesBatillumBatillum (batillum or vatillum, Hor. Sat. 1.5, 36), a shovel with a short handle, made of iron (Plin. Nat. 33.127, 34.112), used for various purposes,…

Quick answers

What does batillum mean in Latin?
batillum, a noun, means “a shovel; a firepan, chafing dish”.
What is the genitive of batillum?
The genitive singular is batillī. batillum is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce batillum?
In classical Latin, [baˈtɪl.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [baˈtil.lum].