digitabulum

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ-
Proto-Italic *digitosder.
Latin digitus
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Latin -bulum
Latin digitābulum

    From digitus (“finger, toe”) + -bulum. Compare with the Ancient Greek δακτυλήθρα (daktulḗthra).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    digitābulum n (genitive digitābulī); second declension

    1. a glove worn in gathering olives

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative digitābulum digitābula
    genitive digitābulī digitābulōrum
    dative digitābulō digitābulīs
    accusative digitābulum digitābula
    ablative digitābulō digitābulīs
    vocative digitābulum digitābula

    References

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