inventiuncula
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom inventiō (“invention”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /in.u̯en.tiˈun.ku.la/, [ɪnu̯ɛn̪t̪iˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.ven.t͡siˈun.ku.la/, [iɱvent̪͡s̪iˈuŋkulä]
Noun
editinventiuncula f (genitive inventiunculae); first declension
- (post-Augustan) diminutive of inventiō: trifling invention
- c. 95 CE, Quintilian, Institutes of Oratory 8.5.22:
- Ad hoc plerique minimis etiam inventiunculis gaudent, quae excussae risum habent
- Moreover, many also take delight in even the smallest inventions, which when revealed provoke laughter
- Ad hoc plerique minimis etiam inventiunculis gaudent, quae excussae risum habent
Inflection
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | inventiuncula | inventiunculae |
Genitive | inventiunculae | inventiunculārum |
Dative | inventiunculae | inventiunculīs |
Accusative | inventiunculam | inventiunculās |
Ablative | inventiunculā | inventiunculīs |
Vocative | inventiuncula | inventiunculae |
Related terms
edit- inveniō (verb)
References
edit- “inventiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press