What does cōticula mean in Latin?

cōticula, a noun, means “a touchstone; a small stone mortar for medical use”.

What is the genitive of cōticula?

The genitive singular is cōticulae. cōticula is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [koːˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈtiː.ku.la].

noun · femininefirst declension

cōticula f (genitive cōticulae)

Classical[koːˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[koˈtiː.ku.la]

a touchstone
a small stone mortar for medical use
etiam pateras, staticula, equorum ornamenta inde medicisque coticulas faciuntand from them also are made dishes, statuettes, horse-trappings and small mortars for the use of pharmacists77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 37.140

cōtĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. cos.

I. A small touchstone, a test, βάσανος, Plin. 33, 8, 43, § 126.—

II. A small stone mortar for medical use, Plin. 31, 9, 45, § 100; cf. Isid. Orig. 4, 11, 7.

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin cōticula From cōs + -cula.

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