LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

simpulum

simpulum n (genitive simpulī)
Classical[ˈsɪm.pʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsim.pu.lum]

Meaning

  1. neuterA small ladle similar to a cyathus, used in sacrifices

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesimpulumsimpula
genitivesimpulīsimpulōrum
dativesimpulōsimpulīs
accusativesimpulumsimpula
ablativesimpulōsimpulīs
vocativesimpulumsimpula

simpŭlum, i, n. sim-; root sam-; cf.: simul, simplex, and pul-; cf. Gr. πολύς, plenus; v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 74,
I. a small ladle: simpulum vas parvulum non dissimile cyatho, quo vinum in sacrificiis libabatur; unde et mulieres rebus divinis deditae simpulatrices dicuntur, Fest. p. 337 Müll.; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 124 ib.; App. Mag. p. 285, and v. Becker, Gallus, 2, p. 280; 3, p. 221 (2d edit.).—Prov.: excitare fluctus in simpulo, i. e. to make much ado about nothing, to raise a tempest in a teapot, Cic. Leg. 3, 16, 36.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”) and *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSimpulumSimpulum or SIMPUVIUM, a ladleshaped earthenware vessel, like a cyathus, but of ruder form. Varro (L. L. 5.124) tells us that it was supplanted at the…

Quick answers

What does simpulum mean in Latin?
simpulum, a noun, means “A small ladle similar to a cyathus, used in sacrifices”.
What is the genitive of simpulum?
The genitive singular is simpulī. simpulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce simpulum?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɪm.pʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsim.pu.lum].