ostiolum

Latin

Etymology

From ōstium +‎ -olum (diminutive suffix).

Noun

ōstiolum n (genitive ōstiolī); second declension

  1. diminutive of ōstium (“door”): small door

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative ōstiolum ōstiola
genitive ōstiolī ōstiolōrum
dative ōstiolō ōstiolīs
accusative ōstiolum ōstiola
ablative ōstiolō ōstiolīs
vocative ōstiolum ōstiola

Descendants

  • English: ostiole
  • French: ostiole
  • Galician: ichó
  • Italian: ostiolo
  • Portuguese: ichó, ostíolo
  • Romanian: ușor
  • Sicilian: sticchiu (through *ostitulum)

References

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