"punctillum" meaning in Latin

See punctillum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [puːŋkˈtɪl.lũː] [Classical-Latin], [puŋkˈtil.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Latin punctum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illus Latin pūnctillum From punctum (“point”) + -illus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|punctum<t:point>|-illus<pos:diminutive suffix>|text=+|title=pūnctillum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Latin punctum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illus Latin pūnctillum [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "punch", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pewǵ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*pungō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pungō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pūnctus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "punctum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-lus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-illus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pūnctillum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="pūnctillum"> From punctum (“point”) + -illus (diminutive suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|pūnctillum<2>|g=n}} pūnctillum n (genitive pūnctillī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pūnctillum<2>}} Forms: pūnctillum [canonical, neuter], pūnctillī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pūnctillum [nominative, singular], pūnctilla [nominative, plural], pūnctillī [genitive, singular], pūnctillōrum [genitive, plural], pūnctillō [dative, singular], pūnctillīs [dative, plural], pūnctillum [accusative, singular], pūnctilla [accusative, plural], pūnctillō [ablative, singular], pūnctillīs [ablative, plural], pūnctillum [singular, vocative], pūnctilla [plural, vocative]
  1. a little point, a dot, spot Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-punctillum-la-noun-j~QBhC1v Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -illus, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon
     
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      "lang_code": "nap",
      "word": "puntillo"
    },
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      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "puntiḍḍu"
    }
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    },
    {
      "form": "pūnctillōrum",
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          "pūnctillōrum",
          "punctillorum#Latin"
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      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "pūnctillum<2>"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
        {
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      "glosses": [
        "a little point, a dot, spot"
      ],
      "id": "en-punctillum-la-noun-j~QBhC1v",
      "links": [
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
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          "dot",
          "dot"
        ],
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          "spot",
          "spot"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[puːŋkˈtɪl.lũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[puŋkˈtil.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "punctillum"
}

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    {
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "lang_code": "nap",
      "word": "puntillo"
    },
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    {
      "form": "pūnctillī",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "pūnctillum",
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Latin entries with etymology texts",
        "Latin entries with etymology trees",
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        "a little point, a dot, spot"
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        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "dot",
          "dot"
        ],
        [
          "spot",
          "spot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[puːŋkˈtɪl.lũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[puŋkˈtil.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "punctillum"
}

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