LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

digitābulum

digitābulum n (genitive digitābulī)
Classical[dɪ.ɡɪˈtaː.bʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[di.d͡ʒiˈtaː.bu.lum]

Meaning

  1. a glove worn in gathering olives

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedigitābulumdigitābula
genitivedigitābulīdigitābulōrum
dativedigitābulōdigitābulīs
accusativedigitābulumdigitābula
ablativedigitābulōdigitābulīs
vocativedigitābulumdigitābula

dĭgĭtābŭlum, i, n. digitus,
I. a glove worn in gathering olives: melior ea quae digitis nudis legitur quam illa quae cum digitabulis, Varr. R. R. 1, 55, 1 (al. digitalibus); cf. δακτυλήθρα, digitabulum, Gloss. Philox. p. 73, 17.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-der.?
  2. Latindigitābulum

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin digitābulum From digitus (“finger, toe”) + -bulum. Compare with the Ancient Greek δακτυλήθρα (daktulḗthra).

Quick answers

What does digitābulum mean in Latin?
digitābulum, a noun, means “a glove worn in gathering olives”.
What is the genitive of digitābulum?
The genitive singular is digitābulī. digitābulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce digitābulum?
In classical Latin, [dɪ.ɡɪˈtaː.bʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.d͡ʒiˈtaː.bu.lum].
Where does digitābulum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der.? → Latin digitābulum.