corpusculum

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of corpus (“body”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔrˈpʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [korˈpus.ku.lum]

Noun

corpusculum n (genitive corpusculī); second declension

1. a particle, especially an atom.
2. a term of endearment.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	corpusculum	corpuscula
genitive	corpusculī	corpusculōrum
dative	corpusculō	corpusculīs
accusative	corpusculum	corpuscula
ablative	corpusculō	corpusculīs
vocative	corpusculum	corpuscula

Descendants

• English: corpuscle
• French: corpuscule
• Italian: corpuscolo
• Portuguese: corpúsculo
• Romanian: corpuscul
• Russian: корпу́скула (korpúskula)
• Spanish: corpúsculo

References

• “corpusculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “corpusculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “corpusculum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• corpusculum in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016