LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective · neutersecond declension

frīgusculum

frīgusculum n (genitive frīgusculī)
Classical[friːˈɡʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[friˈɡus.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. obsoleteslight cold

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrīgusculumfrīguscula
genitivefrīgusculīfrīgusculōrum
dativefrīgusculōfrīgusculīs
accusativefrīgusculumfrīguscula
ablativefrīgusculōfrīgusculīs
vocativefrīgusculumfrīguscula

frīguscŭlum, i, n. dim. frigus,
I. slight cold (post-class.).
I. Lit., Tert. de Anim. 25.—
II. Trop., coolness, variance, disagreement between man and wife: quid si divortium non intercesserit, sed frigusculum? profecto valebit donatio, si frigusculum quievit, Dig. 24, 1, 32, § 12 (al. fribusculum).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sríHgos
  2. Proto-Italic*srīgos
  3. Latinfrīgusculum

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin frīgusculum From frīgus (“cold, coldness”) + -culum (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does frīgusculum mean in Latin?
frīgusculum, a adjective, means “slight cold”.
How do you pronounce frīgusculum?
In classical Latin, [friːˈɡʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [friˈɡus.ku.lum].
Where does frīgusculum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos → Proto-Italic *srīgos → Latin frīgusculum.