LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

iugulum

iugulum n (genitive iugulī)
Classical[ˈjʊ.ɡʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈjuː.ɡu.lum]

Meaning

  1. neuterthe collarbone
    Terrestrium solus homo bipes. uni iuguli, umeri, ceteris armi; uni ulnae.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 11.43.98
  2. neuterthe hollow part of the neck above the collarbone
  3. neuterthe throat
    […]; et coepta luce perfosso iugulo, iacente humi gladio, repertus est.c. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 3.15
  4. figurativelyneutera murder, slaughter
  5. figurativelyneuterthe main point of one's argument
    […], pedem conferre et iugulum petere et sanguinem mittere, inde sunt, nec offendunt tamen.c. 95 CE, Quintilianus, Institutio oratoria 8.6.51

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pars collī mollissima
iugulum -ī (n) — in Aeneis, ch. 18

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiugulumiugula
genitiveiugulīiugulōrum
dativeiugulōiugulīs
accusativeiugulumiugula
ablativeiugulōiugulīs
vocativeiugulumiugula

jŭgŭlum, i, n., and jŭgŭlus, i, m. jug, jungo,
I. the collar-bone, which joins together the shoulders and the breast, Cels. 8, 1, § 70: uni homini juguli, humeri: ceteris armi, Plin. 11, 43, 98, § 243.—
II. Transf., hence, the hollow part of the neck above the collar-bone: quod jugula concava non haberet, Cic. Fat. 5, 10.—
B. The throat: jugulum perfodere, Tac. A. 3, 15: resolvere, Ov. M. 1, 227: recludere stricto ense, id. ib. 7, 285: tenui jugulos aperire susurro, Juv. 4, 110: demittere gladium in jugulum, Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 28: dare or praebere, to present the throat, sc. to be cut, as was done by conquered gladiators, Cic. Mil. 11: offerre alicui, Tac. H. 1, 41: porrigere, Hor. S. 1, 3, 89.—
III. Trop.
A. A slaughter, murder: Electrae jugulo se polluere, Juv. 8, 218.—
B. Petere, to aim at the throat, i. e. to attack the main point of one's argument, Quint. 8, 6, 51: jugulum causae premere, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yugóm
  3. Proto-Italic*jugom
  4. Latiniugulum

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin iugulum From iugum (“a yoke, collar”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Italiangiugolo
  • Sardinianthucru
  • Sardinianthruccu
  • Sardinianthùgulu
  • Sardiniantrughu
  • Sardiniansughu
  • Dalmatianzoglo

Quick answers

What does iugulum mean in Latin?
iugulum, a noun, means “the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”.
What is the genitive of iugulum?
The genitive singular is iugulī. iugulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce iugulum?
In classical Latin, [ˈjʊ.ɡʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈjuː.ɡu.lum].
Where does iugulum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- → Proto-Indo-European *yugóm → Proto-Italic *jugom → Latin iugulum.