noun · neutersecond declension
sterculīnum
sterculīnum n (genitive sterculīnī)
Meaning
- toilet
- dung heap
- vulgarpiece of shit
[Antipho] non pudet vanitati'? [Dorio] minime, dum ob rem. [Geta] sterculinum!
[Antipho] Aren't you ashamed of your deception? [Dorio] Not at all, as long as there's a purpose. [Geta] Piece of shit!161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Phormio 3.525–526
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sterculīnum | sterculīna |
| genitive | sterculīnī | sterculīnōrum |
| dative | sterculīnō | sterculīnīs |
| accusative | sterculīnum | sterculīna |
| ablative | sterculīnō | sterculīnīs |
| vocative | sterculīnum | sterculīna |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sterculīnum (sterquil-, Ph.), ī, n
stercus, a dung-heap, dung-hill .—As a term of abuse, T.
Origins
From stercus (“shit”) + -ulum + -inum.