LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

captiuncula

captiuncula f (genitive captiunculae)
Classical[kap.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[kap.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea quirk, sophism, fallacy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaptiunculacaptiunculae
genitivecaptiunculaecaptiunculārum
dativecaptiunculaecaptiunculīs
accusativecaptiunculamcaptiunculās
ablativecaptiunculācaptiunculīs
vocativecaptiunculacaptiunculae

captiuncŭla, ae, f. dim. captio,
I. a quirk, sophism, fallacy, Cic. Att. 15, 7 fin.; Gell. 16, 2, 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin captiuncula From captiō (“deception, quibble”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does captiuncula mean in Latin?
captiuncula, a noun, means “a quirk, sophism, fallacy”.
What is the genitive of captiuncula?
The genitive singular is captiunculae. captiuncula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce captiuncula?
In classical Latin, [kap.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kap.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la].