noun · neutersecond declension
incerniculum
incerniculum n (genitive incerniculī)
Classical[ɪŋ.kɛrˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲ.t͡ʃerˈniː.ku.lum]
Meaning
- neutersieve
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | incerniculum | incernicula |
| genitive | incerniculī | incerniculōrum |
| dative | incerniculō | incerniculīs |
| accusative | incerniculum | incernicula |
| ablative | incerniculō | incerniculīs |
| vocative | incerniculum | incernicula |
incernĭcŭlum, i, n. incerno,
I. a sieve, searce, Cato, R. R. 13, 1; Lucil. ap. Non. 88, 26.—
II. As a lit. transl. of the Gr. τηλία, a square stand on which the Greek flourdealers set out flour, etc., for sale, Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 175.
Origins
From incernō (“sift”) + -culum.