LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

scalpellum

scalpellum n (genitive scalpellī)

Meaning

  1. neuterscalpel, lancet
  2. neutergrafting knife

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescalpellumscalpella
genitivescalpellīscalpellōrum
dativescalpellōscalpellīs
accusativescalpellumscalpella
ablativescalpellōscalpellīs
vocativescalpellumscalpella

scalpellum, i, n. (collat. form scal-pellus, i, m., Cels. 2, 10 twice), dim. scalprum,
I. a small surgical knife, a scalpel, a lancet: scalpellum adhibere, Cic. Sest. 65, 135; id. Div. 2, 46, 96; Col. 6, 32, 3; Plin. 28, 8, 28, § 110; Veg. Vet. 1, 26, 2; Sen. Ira, 2, 27, 4: scribae, a penknife, Vulg. Jer. 36, 23.

Origins

Latin -rum Latin scalprum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin scalpellum From scalprum + -lum (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanescalpel
  • Englishscalpel
  • GermanSkalpell
  • Italianscalpello
  • Italianscarpello
  • Portugueseescalpelo
  • Spanishescalpelo
  • Spanishescarpelo
  • Asturianescalpelu
  • Dalmatianscarpel

In English words that came into English from scalpellum

  • scalpelscalpellum
  • scalpellumscalpellum

Quick answers

What does scalpellum mean in Latin?
scalpellum, a noun, means “scalpel, lancet; grafting knife”.
What is the genitive of scalpellum?
The genitive singular is scalpellī. scalpellum is neuter, second declension.