LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dūriusculus

dūriusculus (feminine dūriuscula, neuter dūriusculum)
Classical[duː.riˈʊs.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[du.riˈus.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveSomewhat hard, rough or harsh

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedūriusculusdūriusculadūriusculum
genitivedūriusculīdūriusculaedūriusculī
dativedūriusculōdūriusculaedūriusculō
accusativedūriusculumdūriusculamdūriusculum
ablativedūriusculōdūriusculādūriusculō
vocativedūriusculedūriusculadūriusculum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedūriusculīdūriusculaedūriuscula
genitivedūriusculōrumdūriusculārumdūriusculōrum
dativedūriusculīsdūriusculīsdūriusculīs
accusativedūriusculōsdūriusculāsdūriuscula
ablativedūriusculīsdūriusculīsdūriusculīs
vocativedūriusculīdūriusculaedūriuscula

dūrĭuscŭlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [durus, II. A.], somewhat hard, rough, or harsh (perh. only in the foll. passages).—Of expression: Catullus, Plin. H. N. praef. § 2; cf. versus, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 5.

Quick answers

What does dūriusculus mean in Latin?
dūriusculus, a adjective, means “Somewhat hard, rough or harsh”.
How do you pronounce dūriusculus?
In classical Latin, [duː.riˈʊs.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [du.riˈus.ku.lus].