pugillum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pugnus (“fist, fistful, handful”) +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /puˈɡil.lum/, [pʊˈɡɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /puˈd͡ʒil.lum/, [puˈd͡ʒilːum]

Noun

pugillum n (genitive pugillī); second declension

handful, fistful

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pugillum	pugilla
Genitive	pugillī	pugillōrum
Dative	pugillō	pugillīs
Accusative	pugillum	pugilla
Ablative	pugillō	pugillīs
Vocative	pugillum	pugilla

Related terms

pugnus
pugil

References

“pugillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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