noun · masculinesecond declension
fritillus
fritillus m (genitive fritillī)
Classical[frɪˈtɪl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[friˈtil.lus]
Meaning
- masculinea cylindrical box for holding dice
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fritillus | fritillī |
| genitive | fritillī | fritillōrum |
| dative | fritillō | fritillīs |
| accusative | fritillum | fritillōs |
| ablative | fritillō | fritillīs |
| vocative | fritille | fritillī |
frĭtillus, i, m.,
I. a box from which the dice were thrown, a dice-box, Mart. 14, 1, 3; 4, 14, 8; Juv. 14, 5; Sen. Apocol. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fritillus ī, m dim.
FRI-, a little rattling box, dice-box , Iu.
In English words that came into English from fritillus
- fritillaryfritillus