LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

subturpiculus

subturpiculus (feminine subturpicula, neuter subturpiculum)
Classical[sʊp.tʊrˈpɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[sub.turˈpiː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesomewhat mean, disgraceful, shameful
    quin etiam (dudum enim circumrodo quod devorandum est) subturpicula mihi videbatur esse παλινῳδίαThere was also the fact (I might as well stop nibbling at what has to be swallowed) that my palinode seemed to me somewhat shameful68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 4.5.1
  2. adjectivesavouring of meanness

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubturpiculussubturpiculasubturpiculum
genitivesubturpiculīsubturpiculaesubturpiculī
dativesubturpiculōsubturpiculaesubturpiculō
accusativesubturpiculumsubturpiculamsubturpiculum
ablativesubturpiculōsubturpiculā
turpiculā		subturpiculō
vocativesubturpiculesubturpiculasubturpiculum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubturpiculīsubturpiculaesubturpicula
genitivesubturpiculōrum
turpiculōrum		subturpiculārumsubturpiculōrum
turpiculōrum
dativesubturpiculīssubturpiculīssubturpiculīs
accusativesubturpiculōssubturpiculāssubturpicula
ablativesubturpiculīssubturpiculīssubturpiculīs
vocativesubturpiculīsubturpiculaesubturpicula

sub-turpĭcŭlus, a, um, adj.,
I. somewhat mean or disgraceful, Cic. Att. 4, 5, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubturpiculus

Latin sub- Latin turpiculus Latin subturpiculus From sub- + turpiculus.

Quick answers

What does subturpiculus mean in Latin?
subturpiculus, a adjective, means “somewhat mean, disgraceful, shameful; savouring of meanness”.
How do you pronounce subturpiculus?
In classical Latin, [sʊp.tʊrˈpɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sub.turˈpiː.ku.lus].
Where does subturpiculus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subturpiculus.