LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scrīptiuncula

scrīptiuncula f (genitive scrīptiunculae)
Classical[skriːp.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[skrip.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina little piece of writing, little treatise

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescrīptiunculascrīptiunculae
genitivescrīptiunculaescrīptiunculārum
dativescrīptiunculaescrīptiunculīs
accusativescrīptiunculamscrīptiunculās
ablativescrīptiunculāscrīptiunculīs
vocativescrīptiunculascrīptiunculae

scriptĭuncŭla, ae, f. dim. scriptio,
I. a little piece of writing, little treatise (late Lat.), Salv. Gub. Dei, praef.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  4. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  5. Latinscrīptiuncula

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin scrīptiō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin scrīptiuncula From scrīptiō (“writing, composition”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does scrīptiuncula mean in Latin?
scrīptiuncula, a noun, means “a little piece of writing, little treatise”.
What is the genitive of scrīptiuncula?
The genitive singular is scrīptiunculae. scrīptiuncula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scrīptiuncula?
In classical Latin, [skriːp.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skrip.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la].
Where does scrīptiuncula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti → Proto-Italic *skreiβō → Latin scrīptiuncula.