sterculinum
Latin
Alternative forms
- stercilīnium
- sterculīnium
- sterquilīnium
Etymology
From stercus (“shit”) + -ulum + -inum.
Noun
sterculīnum n (genitive sterculīnī); second declension
- toilet
- manure pile
- piece of shit (abuse)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sterculīnum | sterculīna |
| genitive | sterculīnī | sterculīnōrum |
| dative | sterculīnō | sterculīnīs |
| accusative | sterculīnum | sterculīna |
| ablative | sterculīnō | sterculīnīs |
| vocative | sterculīnum | sterculīna |
References
- “sterculinum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- P. TERENTI AFRI. "PHORMIO", Line 526