noun · femininefirst declension
interrogātiuncula
interrogātiuncula f (genitive interrogātiunculae)
Classical[ɪn.tɛr.rɔ.ɡaː.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[in.ter.ro.ɡat.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la]
Meaning
- A short or insignificant question.
- A short or insignificant argument or syllogism.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | interrogātiuncula | interrogātiunculae |
| genitive | interrogātiunculae | interrogātiunculārum |
| dative | interrogātiunculae | interrogātiunculīs |
| accusative | interrogātiunculam | interrogātiunculās |
| ablative | interrogātiunculā | interrogātiunculīs |
| vocative | interrogātiuncula | interrogātiunculae |
interrŏgātĭuncŭla, ae, f. dim. interrogatio,
I. a short argument or syllogism:
minutae, Cic. prooem. Par.: nectere, Sen. Ep. 82.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
interrogātiuncula ae, f dim.
interrogatio, a short argument, syllogism: minutae.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininterrogātiuncula
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵósder. Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-der. Proto-Italic *prokos Latin procus Latin procō Latin rogō Latin interrogō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin interrogātiō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin interrogātiuncula From interrogātiō (“interrogation; syllogism”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).