pistolium

Latin

Alternative forms

pistōla

Etymology

Loaned from a modern language derivation or directly from Middle French pistole, itself probably from Czech píšťala (“flute, whistle”). Vowel length uncertain.

Pronunciation

(Czech vowel quantities ("pīstolium")) (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [piːsˈtɔ.li.ũː]
(Modern Greek vowel quantities ("pistōlium")) (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pɪsˈtoː.li.ũː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pisˈt̪ɔː.li.um]

Noun

pistōlium n (genitive pistōliī or pistōlī); second declension

(New Latin) pistol

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	pistōlium	pistōlia
genitive	pistōliī pistōlī¹	pistōliōrum
dative	pistōliō	pistōliīs
accusative	pistōlium	pistōlia
ablative	pistōliō	pistōliīs
vocative	pistōlium	pistōlia

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