titillus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tītillō (“I tickle”) + -us (adjectival suffix); nominalised.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tiːˈtil.lus/, [t̪iːˈt̪ɪlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tiˈtil.lus/, [t̪iˈt̪ilːus]
Noun[edit]
tītillus m (genitive tītillī); second declension
- Synonym of tītillātiō (“a tickling”)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tītillus | tītillī |
| Genitive | tītillī | tītillōrum |
| Dative | tītillō | tītillīs |
| Accusative | tītillum | tītillōs |
| Ablative | tītillō | tītillīs |
| Vocative | tītille | tītillī |
References[edit]
- “titillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- titillus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.