LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sonāculum

*sonāculum n (plural *sonācula)

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancereconstructionrattle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/soˈnaʎʎu//soˈnaʎʎa/

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swonh₂éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*swonaō
  4. Latinsonāculum

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin -culum Latin *sonāculum From sonō (“to make noise”) + -culum (instrumental noun-forming suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalansonall
  • Catalansonalla
  • Frenchsonnaillefrom Franco-Provençal sonalye
  • Occitansonalh
  • Italiansonagliofrom Occitan sonalh
  • Occitansonalha
  • Franc-Comtoissougnâfrom Old French sonail
  • Franc-Comtoissounáfrom Old French sonail
  • Normansouniaufrom Old French sonail
  • Siciliansunagghiufrom Occitan sonalh
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesesoalha
  • Spanishsonaja
  • Galiciansoalla
North Italian
  • Liguriansonaggio
  • Piedmontesesonaj
  • Piedmontesesonaja

Quick answers

What does sonāculum mean in Latin?
sonāculum, a noun, means “rattle”.
Where does sonāculum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti → Proto-Italic *swonaō → Latin sonāculum.