lapillus

English

Etymology

From Latin lapillus.

Noun

lapillus (plural lapilli)

  1. A fragment of lava ejected from a volcano.
    • 2007 May 8, Henry Fountain, “It’s Still Dark Out, So Why Are the Birds Singing Away?”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      They also found rounded granules that are probably accretionary lapilli — volcanic hailstones, formed as material gathers in the air.
  2. (zoology) One of the otoliths in finfish.
    Coordinate terms: sagitta, asteriscus

Hypernyms

Latin

Etymology

    Diminutive from lapis (“stone”) +‎ -illus, likely originally formed on the oblique stem as lapid- +‎ -lus.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    lapillus m (genitive lapillī); second declension

    1. A small stone, pebble.
    2. Stone in the bladder, gravel, calculus.
    3. A precious stone, gem, jewel; marble.
    4. A tombstone.

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative lapillus lapillī
    genitive lapillī lapillōrum
    dative lapillō lapillīs
    accusative lapillum lapillōs
    ablative lapillō lapillīs
    vocative lapille lapillī

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Italian: lapillo

    References

    • “lapillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “lapillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "lapillus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “lapillus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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