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noun · neutersecond declension

laterculum

laterculum n (genitive laterculī)
Classical[ɫaˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[laˈtɛr.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinneuterregister; list
  2. Late Latinneuterspecificallya register of all the offices and dignities of the Roman Empire

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelaterculumlatercula
genitivelaterculīlaterculōrum
dativelaterculōlaterculīs
accusativelaterculumlatercula
ablativelaterculōlaterculīs
vocativelaterculumlatercula

lătercŭlum, i, n. later,
I. a register of all the offices and dignities in the Roman empire, Cod. 1, 27, 1, § 7.—
II. In gen., a register, list, Tert. adv. Val. 29.

Origins

From later (“brick; tile”) + -culum (diminutive suffix), by analogy of shape.

Quick answers

What does laterculum mean in Latin?
laterculum, a noun, means “register; list; a register of all the offices and dignities of the Roman Empire”.
What is the genitive of laterculum?
The genitive singular is laterculī. laterculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce laterculum?
In classical Latin, [ɫaˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈtɛr.ku.lum].