LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ratiuncula

ratiuncula f (genitive ratiunculae)
Classical[ra.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[rat.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea small reckoning, little account
  2. femininea slight ground, trifling reason

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeratiuncularatiunculae
genitiveratiunculaeratiunculārum
dativeratiunculaeratiunculīs
accusativeratiunculamratiunculās
ablativeratiunculāratiunculīs
vocativeratiuncularatiunculae

rătĭuncula, ae, f. dim. ratio.
I. A small reckoning, a little account: subduxi ratiunculam, Quantum aeris mihi sit, quantumque alieni siet, Plaut. Curc. 3, 1; id. Capt. 1, 2, 89; Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 2.—
II. A slight ground or reason: leves, Cic. Tusc. 4, 19, 43: huic incredibili sententiae ratiunculas suggerit, id. N. D. 3, 29, 73.—
2. In dialectics, a petty syllogism: concludunt ratiunculas Stoici, Cic. Tusc. 2, 12, 29: humanis ratiunculis falsis contravenire conantur, Aug. Civ. Dei, 20, 1, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin ratiuncula From ratiō + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishratiuncule

Quick answers

What does ratiuncula mean in Latin?
ratiuncula, a noun, means “a small reckoning, little account; a slight ground, trifling reason”.
What is the genitive of ratiuncula?
The genitive singular is ratiunculae. ratiuncula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ratiuncula?
In classical Latin, [ra.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [rat.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la].