mulctrum
Latin
Etymology
From mulg(eō)- (“to milk”) + -trum (“instrumental suffix”), reflecting Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- + *-trom.
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmʊɫk.trũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmulk.t̪rum]
Noun
mulctrum n (genitive mulctrī); second declension
- milk-pail
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mulctrum | mulctra |
| genitive | mulctrī | mulctrōrum |
| dative | mulctrō | mulctrīs |
| accusative | mulctrum | mulctra |
| ablative | mulctrō | mulctrīs |
| vocative | mulctrum | mulctra |
Synonyms
- mulctra
- mulgāre
Derived terms
- mulctrārium
- mulctrāle
Related terms
References
- “mulctrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mulctrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mulctrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.