LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pūnctillum

pūnctillum n (genitive pūnctillī)
Classical[puːŋkˈtɪl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[puŋkˈtil.lum]

Meaning

  1. a little point, a dot, spot

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepūnctillumpūnctilla
genitivepūnctillīpūnctillōrum
dativepūnctillōpūnctillīs
accusativepūnctillumpūnctilla
ablativepūnctillōpūnctillīs
vocativepūnctillumpūnctilla

punctillum, i, n. dim. punctum,
I. a little point, a dot, spot (late Lat.), Sol. 15 fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Latin punctum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illus Latin pūnctillum From punctum (“point”) + -illus (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Neapolitanpuntillo
  • Sicilianpuntiḍḍu

In English words that came into English from pūnctillum

  • pointelpūnctillum

Quick answers

What does pūnctillum mean in Latin?
pūnctillum, a noun, means “a little point, a dot, spot”.
What is the genitive of pūnctillum?
The genitive singular is pūnctillī. pūnctillum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pūnctillum?
In classical Latin, [puːŋkˈtɪl.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [puŋkˈtil.lum].