LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

digitulus

digitulus m (genitive digitulī)
Classical[dɪˈɡɪ.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[diˈd͡ʒiː.tu.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea small finger
  2. broadlymasculinea bird's toe

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedigitulusdigitulī
genitivedigitulīdigitulōrum
dativedigitulōdigitulīs
accusativedigitulumdigitulōs
ablativedigitulōdigitulīs
vocativedigituledigitulī

dĭgĭtŭlus, i, m. dim. id.,
I. a little finger, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 24; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 53; Varr. ap. Non. 135, 24: aniculae collum digitulis duobus oblidere, Cic. Scaur. Fragm. § 10 al.—
II. Transf., of the parrot's foot, a toe, App. Flor. 2, p. 349; of the claw of a crab, Varr. Sat. Men. 9, 1 Oehler (Riese, digitis).

Origins

Diminutive of digitus (“finger, toe”)

Descendants
  • Englishdigitule

Quick answers

What does digitulus mean in Latin?
digitulus, a noun, means “a small finger; a bird's toe”.
What is the genitive of digitulus?
The genitive singular is digitulī. digitulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce digitulus?
In classical Latin, [dɪˈɡɪ.tʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈd͡ʒiː.tu.lus].