LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

laterculus

laterculus m (genitive laterculī)
Classical[ɫaˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[laˈtɛr.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. literallymasculinesmall brick; small tile
  2. masculinea kind of pastry (so called because of its being shaped like a tile)
  3. masculinea tile-shaped piece of land

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelaterculuslaterculī
latericulī
genitivelaterculī
latericulī		laterculōrum
latericulōrum
dativelaterculō
latericulō		laterculīs
latericulīs
accusativelaterculum
latericulum		laterculōs
latericulōs
ablativelaterculō
latericulō		laterculīs
latericulīs
vocativelatercule
latericule		laterculī
latericulī

lătercŭlus (lătĕrĭcŭlus, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 2), i, m. dim. id..
I. A small brick or tile: hanc contignationem laterculo astruxerunt, Caes. l. l.: sacellum factum crudis laterculis, Plin. 30, 7, 20, § 63: observationes siderum coctilibus laterculis inscriptae, id. 7, 56, 57, § 193.—
II. Transf.
A. A kind of pastry, so called because shaped like a tile, Cato, R. R. 109: nihil nisi laterculos, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 115.—
B. Among the agrimensores, a tile-shaped piece of land, Sic. Fl. de Cond. Agr. p. 2 Goes.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin laterculus From later m (“brick; tile”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does laterculus mean in Latin?
laterculus, a noun, means “small brick; small tile; a kind of pastry (so called because of its being shaped like a tile)”.
What is the genitive of laterculus?
The genitive singular is laterculī. laterculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce laterculus?
In classical Latin, [ɫaˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈtɛr.ku.lus].