LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

opusculum

opusculum n (genitive opusculī)
Classical[ɔˈpʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[oˈpus.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutera minor work, (especially) of literature
  2. neuteras a modest description of a large literary work
  3. New Latinneuteran article (also in a periodical); an entry

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeopusculumopuscula
genitiveopusculīopusculōrum
dativeopusculōopusculīs
accusativeopusculumopuscula
ablativeopusculōopusculīs
vocativeopusculumopuscula

ŏpuscŭlum, i, n. dim. 1. opus,
I. a little work (class.): Myrmecides minutorum opusculorum fabricator, Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 120: accipies igitur hoc parvum opusculum lucubratum his jam contractioribus noctibus, id. Par. prooem. § 5: Cassi Parmensis, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 3: mea, id. ib. 1, 19, 35.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃épos
  3. Proto-Italic*opos
  4. Latinopusculum

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin opusculum From opus (“work, labor”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanopuscle
  • Englishopusculum
  • Italianopuscolo
  • Frenchopusculefrom Middle French opuscule
  • Romanianopusculfrom Middle French opuscule
  • Englishopusculefrom Middle French opuscule
  • Occitanopuscule
  • Occitanopuscul
  • Portugueseopúsculo
  • Spanishopúsculo

In English words that came into English from opusculum

  • opusculeopusculum
  • opusculumopusculum

Quick answers

What does opusculum mean in Latin?
opusculum, a noun, means “a minor work, (especially) of literature; as a modest description of a large literary work; an article (also in a periodical)”.
What is the genitive of opusculum?
The genitive singular is opusculī. opusculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce opusculum?
In classical Latin, [ɔˈpʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈpus.ku.lum].
Where does opusculum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃épos → Proto-Italic *opos → Latin opusculum.