LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

discerniculum

discerniculum n (genitive discerniculī)
Classical[dɪs.kɛrˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[diʃ.ʃerˈniː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neuterbodkin, hairpin

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediscerniculumdiscernicula
genitivediscerniculīdiscerniculōrum
dativediscerniculōdiscerniculīs
accusativediscerniculumdiscernicula
ablativediscerniculōdiscerniculīs
vocativediscerniculumdiscernicula

discernĭcŭlum, i, n. id.. *
I. The bodkin in a woman's head-dress, which parted the hair, a hair-bodkin, Lucil. ap. Non. 35, 31; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 129.—*
II. Trop., a difference: coloris, Gell. 17, 15, 4; Ambros. Apol. Dav. Alt. 4, 26.

Origins

From discernō + -culum.

Quick answers

What does discerniculum mean in Latin?
discerniculum, a noun, means “bodkin, hairpin”.
What is the genitive of discerniculum?
The genitive singular is discerniculī. discerniculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce discerniculum?
In classical Latin, [dɪs.kɛrˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diʃ.ʃerˈniː.ku.lum].