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noun · neutersecond declension

tūberculum

tūberculum n (genitive tūberculī)

Meaning

  1. diminutivediminutive of tūber
  2. a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetūberculumtūbercula
genitivetūberculītūberculōrum
dativetūberculōtūberculīs
accusativetūberculumtūbercula
ablativetūberculōtūberculīs
vocativetūberculumtūbercula

tūbercŭlum, i, n. dim. id.,
I. a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle: in gingivis, Cels. 6, 13: in capite, id. 7, 6: fabae, an excrescence, Plin. 22, 22, 45, § 91; 11, 11, 12, § 29.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin tūberculum From tūber (“hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence”) + -culum (diminutive suffix).

In English words that came into English from tūberculum

  • tuberculosistūberculōsis
  • tuberculartūberculum
  • tubercletūberculum
  • tuberculoustūberculum
  • tuberculumtūberculum

Quick answers

What does tūberculum mean in Latin?
tūberculum, a noun, means “diminutive of tūber; a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle”.
What is the genitive of tūberculum?
The genitive singular is tūberculī. tūberculum is neuter, second declension.
Which English words come from tūberculum?
English words that go back to Latin tūberculum include tubercular, tubercle, tuberculous, tuberculum and tuberculosis.