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noun · neutersecond declension

cōnspicillum

cōnspicillum n (genitive cōnspicillī)
Classical[kõː.spɪˈkɪl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[kon.spiˈt͡ʃil.lum]

Meaning

  1. a place to look from, a look out
    Dum redeo domum,c. 203 BCE, Plautus, Cistellaria 1.1.88–89

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnspicillumcōnspicilla
genitivecōnspicillīcōnspicillōrum
dativecōnspicillōcōnspicillīs
accusativecōnspicillumcōnspicilla
ablativecōnspicillōcōnspicillīs
vocativecōnspicillumcōnspicilla

conspĭcillum (-ĭlĭum, Plaut. Fragm ap. Non. p. 84, 7), ii, n. id.,
I. a place to look from, and, transf., a watching: conspicillo consecutu'st me, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 92; cf. unde conspici possis, Plaut. ap. Non. 1. 1.

Origins

From *cōnspiculum + -lum, from cōnspiciō + -ulum (forming instrument nouns). Compare specillum.

Quick answers

What does cōnspicillum mean in Latin?
cōnspicillum, a noun, means “a place to look from, a look out”.
What is the genitive of cōnspicillum?
The genitive singular is cōnspicillī. cōnspicillum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cōnspicillum?
In classical Latin, [kõː.spɪˈkɪl.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.spiˈt͡ʃil.lum].