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noun · neutersecond declension

pugnāculum

pugnāculum n (genitive pugnāculī)
Classical[pʊŋˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[puɲˈɲaː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. a fortified place, fortification, fortress, bastion, bulwark

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepugnāculumpugnācula
genitivepugnāculīpugnāculōrum
dativepugnāculōpugnāculīs
accusativepugnāculumpugnācula
ablativepugnāculōpugnāculīs
vocativepugnāculumpugnācula

pugnācŭlum, i, n. pugno,
I. a fortified place, fortification, fortress, bastion, bulwark (ante- and post-class.), Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 63; Amm. 21, 12, 18.

Origins

From pugnō (“fight”) + -culum.

Quick answers

What does pugnāculum mean in Latin?
pugnāculum, a noun, means “a fortified place, fortification, fortress, bastion, bulwark”.
What is the genitive of pugnāculum?
The genitive singular is pugnāculī. pugnāculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pugnāculum?
In classical Latin, [pʊŋˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [puɲˈɲaː.ku.lum].