dentiscalpium

Latin

Etymology

From dens (“tooth”) +‎ scalpō (“to scratch”) +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

Noun

dentiscalpium n (genitive dentiscalpiī or dentiscalpī); second declension

  1. toothpick

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative dentiscalpium dentiscalpia
genitive dentiscalpiī
dentiscalpī1 		dentiscalpiōrum
dative dentiscalpiō dentiscalpiīs
accusative dentiscalpium dentiscalpia
ablative dentiscalpiō dentiscalpiīs
vocative dentiscalpium dentiscalpia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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