LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

operculum

operculum n (genitive operculī)
Classical[ɔˈpɛr.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[oˈpɛr.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutercover, covering

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoperculumopercula
genitiveoperculīoperculōrum
dativeoperculōoperculīs
accusativeoperculumopercula
ablativeoperculōoperculīs
vocativeoperculumopercula

ŏpercŭlum, i, n. operio,
I. a cover, covering, lid (class.): quibus operibantur operimenta et pallia opercula dixerunt, Varr. L. L. 5, § 167 Müll.: aspera arteria tegitur quasi quodam operculo, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136; Col. 8, 8, 7: sorba in urceolos picatos adicito et opercula picata imponito, id. 12, 16, 4: ambulatorium, a movable cover, Plin. 21, 14, 47, § 80.—Prov.: patellae dignum operculum, like to like, Hier. Ep. 1, 7; cf. id. ib. 127 (16), n. 9.—Of the covering of walls, wainscoting, panel-work: OPERCVLA ABIEGNIA IMPONITO, Lex Puteol. Grut. 207, col. 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin -culum Latin operculum From operiō (“to close”) + -culum.

Descendants
  • Englishopercle
  • Englishoperculum
  • Frenchopercule
  • Italianopercolo
  • Portugueseopérculo
  • Spanishopérculo

Quick answers

What does operculum mean in Latin?
operculum, a noun, means “cover, covering”.
What is the genitive of operculum?
The genitive singular is operculī. operculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce operculum?
In classical Latin, [ɔˈpɛr.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈpɛr.ku.lum].