LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

corpusculum

corpusculum n (genitive corpusculī)
Classical[kɔrˈpʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[korˈpus.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutera particle, especially an atom.
  2. neutera term of endearment.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

parvum corpus (amanter)
corpusculum -ī (n) — in Epistulae, ch. 9

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecorpusculumcorpuscula
genitivecorpusculīcorpusculōrum
dativecorpusculōcorpusculīs
accusativecorpusculumcorpuscula
ablativecorpusculōcorpusculīs
vocativecorpusculumcorpuscula

corpuscŭlum, i, n. dim. corpus,
I. a little body, most freq. of atoms, Lucr. 2, 152; 2, 530; 4, 199; Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 66 sq.: quantula hominum, Juv. 10, 173.—
B. Esp.: florum, i.e. a collection, Just. praef. —
II. As a term of endearment: melliculum, Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 23.

Origins

Diminutive of corpus (“body”).

Descendants
  • Englishcorpuscle
  • Frenchcorpuscule
  • Italiancorpuscolo
  • Portuguesecorpúsculo
  • Romaniancorpuscul
  • Spanishcorpúsculo
  • Russianкорпу́скула

In English words that came into English from corpusculum

  • corpusclecorpusculum

Quick answers

What does corpusculum mean in Latin?
corpusculum, a noun, means “a particle, especially an atom.; a term of endearment.”.
What is the genitive of corpusculum?
The genitive singular is corpusculī. corpusculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce corpusculum?
In classical Latin, [kɔrˈpʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [korˈpus.ku.lum].