vatillum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Diminutive of vannus (“winnowing-basket”). Compare scabellum, regular diminutive of scamnum.

Noun

vatillum n (genitive vatillī); second declension

  1. a shovel
    Synonyms: rutrum, pāla
  2. a firepan, chafing dish

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vatillum vatilla
Genitive vatillī vatillōrum
Dative vatillō vatillīs
Accusative vatillum vatilla
Ablative vatillō vatillīs
Vocative vatillum vatilla

References
  • vatillum in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • vatillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “vatillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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