LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

terricula

terricula n pl (genitive terriculōrum)
Classical[tɛrˈrɪ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[terˈriː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. a mean to excite terror, scarecrow, bugbear

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeterriculaterricula
terriculae
genitiveterriculaeterriculōrum
terriculārum
dativeterriculaeterriculīs
accusativeterriculamterricula
terriculās
ablativeterriculāterriculīs
vocativeterriculaterricula
terriculae

terrĭcŭla, ōrum, n. (collat. form ter-rĭcŭla, ae, f.) [terreo],
I. means of exciting terror, a fright, scarecrow, bugbear (very rare; not in Cic. or Cæs.).
(a). Neutr.: proinde ista haec tua aufer terricula, Att. ap. Non. 227, 31 (Trag. Fragm. v. 324, 623): nullis minis, nullis terriculis se motos, Liv. 34, 11, 7: sine tribuniciae potestatis terriculis, id. 5, 9, 7.—
(b). Fem. (ante- and post-class.): pertimuistis cassam terriculam adversari, Afran. ap. Non. 352, 26 (Com. Fragm. v. 270 Rib.): terriculas tyrannicae potestatis profligare, Lact. Mort. Persec. 16 med.: omnes terriculae suppliciorum, Min. Fel. Oct. 37.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tres-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*troséyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*trozeō
  4. Latinterricula

Latin -cula Latin terricula From terreō (“frighten, terrify”) + -cula (instrument noun suffix).

Quick answers

What does terricula mean in Latin?
terricula, a noun, means “a mean to excite terror, scarecrow, bugbear”.
What is the genitive of terricula?
The genitive singular is terriculōrum. terricula is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce terricula?
In classical Latin, [tɛrˈrɪ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈriː.ku.la].
Where does terricula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tres- → Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti → Proto-Italic *trozeō → Latin terricula.