LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

postīculum

postīculum n (genitive postīculī)

Meaning

  1. a small outhouse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepostīculumpostīcula
genitivepostīculīpostīculōrum
dativepostīculōpostīculīs
accusativepostīculumpostīcula
ablativepostīculōpostīculīs
vocativepostīculumpostīcula

postīcŭlum, i, n. dim. posticum,
I. a small back building (Plautinian), Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 157; 4, 3, 78.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpostīculum

Proto-Indo-European *-kosder. Latin -īcus Latin postīcus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin postīcum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin postīculum From postīcum + -ulum (diminutive-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does postīculum mean in Latin?
postīculum, a noun, means “a small outhouse”.
What is the genitive of postīculum?
The genitive singular is postīculī. postīculum is neuter, second declension.
Where does postīculum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pós → Proto-Indo-European *pósti → Proto-Italic *posti → Old Latin poste → Latin postīculum.