LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pāxillus

pāxillus m (genitive pāxillī)
Classical[paːkˈsɪl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[pakˈsil.lus]

Meaning

  1. peg, pin, small stake

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepāxilluspāxillī
genitivepāxillīpāxillōrum
dativepāxillōpāxillīs
accusativepāxillumpāxillōs
ablativepāxillōpāxillīs
vocativepāxillepāxillī

paxillus, i, m., = πάσσαλος,
I. a small stake, a peg.
I. Lit., Varr. ap. Non. 153, 9; Col. 4, 16, 3; 8, 8, 3: dodrantales paxilli, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 154; Vulg. Isa. 22, 25 et saep.*—
II. Transf.: novam haeresim novo paxillo suspendisse, Varr. ap. Non. 153, 9.

Origins

Diminutive noun of pālus.

Descendants
  • Englishpaxillus
  • Englishpaxilla
  • Italianpasillo
  • Old Catalanpleixell
  • Bourguignonpaisseâ
  • TranslingualPaxillus

Quick answers

What does pāxillus mean in Latin?
pāxillus, a noun, means “peg, pin, small stake”.
What is the genitive of pāxillus?
The genitive singular is pāxillī. pāxillus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pāxillus?
In classical Latin, [paːkˈsɪl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pakˈsil.lus].