baculum
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæk.jə.ləm/
Noun
Synonyms
Translations
bone found in the penis of some mammals
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baː.ky.lʏm/
- Hyphenation: ba‧cu‧lum
Latin
Alternative forms
- baculus (rare)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bakklom, from *bak- (“stick”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βάκτρον (báktron), βακτηρία (baktēría), English peg. See also beccus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈba.ku.lum/, [ˈba.kʊ.ɫũ]
Noun
baculum n (genitive baculī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | baculum | bacula |
Genitive | baculī | baculōrum |
Dative | baculō | baculīs |
Accusative | baculum | bacula |
Ablative | baculō | baculīs |
Vocative | baculum | bacula |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- baculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- baculum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- baculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- baculum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- baculum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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