LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

canticulum

canticulum n (genitive canticulī)

Meaning

  1. neutera sonnet or little song
  2. neutera short incantation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecanticulumcanticula
genitivecanticulīcanticulōrum
dativecanticulōcanticulīs
accusativecanticulumcanticula
ablativecanticulōcanticulīs
vocativecanticulumcanticula

cantĭcŭlum, i, n. dim. canticum. *
I. A little song, a sonnet: Zephyri, Septim. Afer. ap. Ter Maur. p. 2427 P.—
II. A short incantation, Pomp. ap. Non. p. 482, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin canticulum From canticum (“song or incantation”) + ulum (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishcanticle

Quick answers

What does canticulum mean in Latin?
canticulum, a noun, means “a sonnet or little song; a short incantation”.
What is the genitive of canticulum?
The genitive singular is canticulī. canticulum is neuter, second declension.