LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pulvisculus

pulvisculus m (genitive pulvisculī)
Classical[pʊɫˈwɪs.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[pulˈvis.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinefine dust, fine powder
  2. masculinewholly, completely

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepulvisculuspulvisculī
genitivepulvisculīpulvisculōrum
dativepulvisculōpulvisculīs
accusativepulvisculumpulvisculōs
ablativepulvisculōpulvisculīs
vocativepulvisculepulvisculī

pulviscŭlus, i, m. (
I. neutr. collat. form pulviscŭlum, i, Vigilant. ap. Hier. adv. Vigil. 4), dim. pulvis.
I. Lit., small dust, fine powder (ante- and post-class.), Sol. 15 fin.; App. M. 9, p. 222, 23; id. Mag. p. 277, 7: si abaco et pulvisculo te dedisses, i. e. the mathematical sciences (v. pulvis, I.), id. ib. p. 284, 1: pulvisculi flabiles, Arn. 2, 49. —
II. Transf.: cum pulvisculo, dust and all, i. e. wholly, completely, Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 7; id. Truc. prol. 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der. Latin pulvis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pulvisculus From pulvis (“dust”) + -culus (deminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does pulvisculus mean in Latin?
pulvisculus, a noun, means “fine dust, fine powder; wholly, completely”.
What is the genitive of pulvisculus?
The genitive singular is pulvisculī. pulvisculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pulvisculus?
In classical Latin, [pʊɫˈwɪs.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pulˈvis.ku.lus].