LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

dēcidiculum

dēcidiculum n (genitive dēcidiculī)

Meaning

  1. New Latinparachute
    Anglī Francogallīque mīlitēs dēcidiculō ad Canālem missī exercitum Aegyptiācum facilē fugantThe English and French soldiers, sent by parachute across the Channel, easily routed the Egyptian army.
    from EPISTULA LEONINA CCLXXXVIII

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēcidiculumdēcidicula
genitivedēcidiculīdēcidiculōrum
dativedēcidiculōdēcidiculīs
accusativedēcidiculumdēcidicula
ablativedēcidiculōdēcidiculīs
vocativedēcidiculumdēcidicula

Origins

From dēcidō (“to fall down, drop, sink; to hang”) + -culum (suffix forming instrument nouns).

Quick answers

What does dēcidiculum mean in Latin?
dēcidiculum, a noun, means “parachute”.
What is the genitive of dēcidiculum?
The genitive singular is dēcidiculī. dēcidiculum is neuter, second declension.