LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pōcillum

pōcillum n (genitive pōcillī)
Classical[poːˈkɪl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[poˈt͡ʃil.lum]

Meaning

  1. little cup, small cupful; cup

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepōcillumpōcilla
genitivepōcillīpōcillōrum
dativepōcillōpōcillīs
accusativepōcillumpōcilla
ablativepōcillōpōcillīs
vocativepōcillumpōcilla

pōcillum, i, n. dim. poculum,
I. a little cup: pocillum fictile, Cato, R. R. 156: mulsi, Liv. 10, 42 fin.; cf. Plin. 14, 13, 14, § 91: argenteum, Suet. Vesp. 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin pōcillum From pōculum (“cup”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianpocillo

In English words that came into English from pōcillum

  • pocilliformpōcillum

Quick answers

What does pōcillum mean in Latin?
pōcillum, a noun, means “little cup, small cupful; cup”.
What is the genitive of pōcillum?
The genitive singular is pōcillī. pōcillum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pōcillum?
In classical Latin, [poːˈkɪl.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [poˈt͡ʃil.lum].