LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

bracchiolum

bracchiolum n (genitive bracchiolī)
Classical[brakˈkʰi.ɔ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[brakˈkiː.o.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutersmall or delicate arm

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebracchiolum
brāchiolum		bracchiola
brāchiola
genitivebracchiolī
brāchiolī		bracchiolōrum
brāchiolōrum
dativebracchiolō
brāchiolō		bracchiolīs
brāchiolīs
accusativebracchiolum
brāchiolum		bracchiola
brāchiola
ablativebracchiolō
brāchiolō		bracchiolīs
brāchiolīs
vocativebracchiolum
brāchiolum		bracchiola
brāchiola

bracchĭŏlum (brāch-), i, n. dim. bracchium.
I. A small, delicate arm: puellulae, * Cat. 61, 181.—
II. Transf.
A. A muscle in a horse's leg, Veg. 1, 25, 4 and 5; cf. id. 6, 1, 1; 6, 2, 2; 5, 27, 7; 5, 70, 2.—
B. The arm of a chair or seat, Vulg. 2 Par. 9, 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mreǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mréǵʰus
  3. Proto-Hellenic*brəkʰús
  4. Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς(brăkhŭ́s)
  5. Latinbracchiolum

Proto-Indo-European *-yōsder. Proto-Indo-European *-isō Proto-Hellenic *-ihō Ancient Greek -ῑ́ων (-ī́ōn) Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn)bor. Latin bracchium Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olum Latin bracchiolum From bracchium + -olum.

In English words that came into English from bracchiolum

  • brachiolariabrachiolum

Quick answers

What does bracchiolum mean in Latin?
bracchiolum, a noun, means “small or delicate arm”.
What is the genitive of bracchiolum?
The genitive singular is bracchiolī. bracchiolum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce bracchiolum?
In classical Latin, [brakˈkʰi.ɔ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [brakˈkiː.o.lum].
Where does bracchiolum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus → Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús → Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s) → Latin bracchiolum.