LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

scrūpulum

scrūpulum n (genitive scrūpulī)
Classical[ˈskruː.pʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈskruː.pu.lum]

Meaning

  1. a unit of weight, corresponding to one twenty-fourth of an uncia (Roman ounce)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescrūpulumscrūpula
genitivescrūpulīscrūpulōrum
dativescrūpulōscrūpulīs
accusativescrūpulumscrūpula
ablativescrūpulōscrūpulīs
vocativescrūpulumscrūpula

scrūpŭlum, i, v. scrupulus, I. B.

Origins

Presumably the noun "unit of weight" derives from scrūpulus (“small pebble”), but the Oxford English Dictionary notes that "some scholars dispute the identity of the word" as a consequence of the common alternative forms in -ī-.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesScrupulumScrupulum or more properly SCRIPULUM or SCRIPLUM (γράμμα), the smallest denomination of weight among the Romans. It was the 24th part of the UNCIA or …

Quick answers

What does scrūpulum mean in Latin?
scrūpulum, a noun, means “a unit of weight, corresponding to one twenty-fourth of an uncia (Roman ounce)”.
What is the genitive of scrūpulum?
The genitive singular is scrūpulī. scrūpulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce scrūpulum?
In classical Latin, [ˈskruː.pʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskruː.pu.lum].