pilamalleus

Latin

Etymology

pila (“ball”) +‎ malleus (“mallet”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pi.laˈmal.le.us/, [pɪɫ̪äˈmälːʲeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pi.laˈmal.le.us/, [piläˈmälːeus]

Noun

pilamalleus m sg (genitive pilamalleī); second declension

1. (Contemporary Latin) golf (ball game)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	pilamalleus
Genitive	pilamalleī
Dative	pilamalleō
Accusative	pilamalleum
Ablative	pilamalleō
Vocative	pilamallee

Derived terms

• pilamalleus minūtus, minipilamalleus

References

• pilamalleus in Ramminger, Johann (2024 June 6 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Further reading

• pilamalleus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la