crustulum

crustulum

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin crustum
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulum
Latin crustulum

    From crustum + -ulum (diminutive suffix).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    crustulum n (genitive crustulī); second declension

    1. diminutive of crustum: small cake or pastry; confectionery, cookie

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative crustulum crustula
    genitive crustulī crustulōrum
    dative crustulō crustulīs
    accusative crustulum crustula
    ablative crustulō crustulīs
    vocative crustulum crustula

    Descendants

    • Italian: crostolo

    References

    • “crustulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “crustulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “crustulum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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