LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cōntiuncula

cōntiuncula f (genitive cōntiunculae)
Classical[koːn.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[kon.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. rarea short harangue or speech
    Quae mihi videtur una contiuncula clamore pedisequorum nostrorum esse perituraWhich seems to me, one short speech that, will be drowned out by the outcry of our followers68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 2.16.1

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōntiunculacōntiunculae
genitivecōntiunculaecōntiunculārum
dativecōntiunculaecōntiunculīs
accusativecōntiunculamcōntiunculās
ablativecōntiunculācōntiunculīs
vocativecōntiunculacōntiunculae

contĭuncŭla, ae, f. dim. contio,
I. a short harangue, a trifling speech (only in the foll. passages): oratorem excludi ab omni doctrina, ac tantum in judicia et contiunculas tamquam in aliquod pistrinum detrudi, Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 46; id. Att. 2, 16, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin cōntiuncula From cōntiō (“speech before a public assembly”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does cōntiuncula mean in Latin?
cōntiuncula, a noun, means “a short harangue or speech”.
What is the genitive of cōntiuncula?
The genitive singular is cōntiunculae. cōntiuncula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cōntiuncula?
In classical Latin, [koːn.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la].