LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

tentāculum

tentāculum n (genitive tentāculī)
Classical[tɛnˈtaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[tenˈtaː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. New Latina tentacle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetentāculumtentācula
genitivetentāculītentāculōrum
dativetentāculōtentāculīs
accusativetentāculumtentācula
ablativetentāculōtentāculīs
vocativetentāculumtentācula

Origins

From tentō (“to feel, touch, try”) + -culum, literally “a thing used to feel”. Compare typologically Russian щу́пальце (ščúpalʹce), see there for more.

Descendants
  • Catalantentacle
  • Englishtentacle
  • Englishtentaculum
  • Frenchtentacule
  • Romaniantentaculfrom French tentacule
  • GermanTentakel
  • Italiantentacolo
  • Occitantentacul
  • Portuguesetentáculo
  • Spanishtentáculo

In English words that came into English from tentāculum

  • tentacletentāculum
  • tentaculartentāculāris
  • tentaculitetentāculum
  • tentaculumtentāculum

Quick answers

What does tentāculum mean in Latin?
tentāculum, a noun, means “a tentacle”.
What is the genitive of tentāculum?
The genitive singular is tentāculī. tentāculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tentāculum?
In classical Latin, [tɛnˈtaː.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tenˈtaː.ku.lum].
Which English words come from tentāculum?
English words that go back to Latin tentāculum include tentacle, tentaculite, tentaculum and tentacular.