noun · neutersecond declension
sterquilīnium
sterquilīnium n (genitive sterquilīniī or sterquilīnī)
Meaning
- dung heap
- midden
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sterquilīnium | sterquilīnia |
| genitive | sterquilīniī sterquilīnī | sterquilīniōrum |
| dative | sterquilīniō | sterquilīniīs |
| accusative | sterquilīnium | sterquilīnia |
| ablative | sterquilīniō | sterquilīniīs |
| vocative | sterquilīnium | sterquilīnia |
sterquĭlīnĭum (in MSS. also written stercŭl- and stercĭl-, Plaut. Pers. 3, 3, 3; Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 41; Dig. 19, 1, 17, § 2), ii, n. (collat. form sterquĭlīnum, i, Phaedr. 3, 12, 1) [stercus],
I. a dung-pit, laystall, mixen, Cato, R. R. 2, 3; Varr. 1, 13, 4; 1, 38, 3; Col. 1, 6, 21; 7, 5, 8;
Phaedr. l. l. —As a term of reproach, Plaut. Pers. 3, 3, 3; id. Cas. 1, 26; Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 41.Origins
From stercus (“dung”) + -ulum + -inum + -ium.