sterculinum
Latin
Alternative forms
- stercilīnium
- sterculīnium
- sterquilīnium
Etymology
From stercus (“shit”) + -ulum + -inum.
Noun
sterculīnum n (genitive sterculīnī); second declension
- toilet
- dung heap
- (vulgar, abuse) piece of shit
- 161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Phormio 3.525–526:
- [Antipho] non pudet
vanitati'? [Dorio] minime, dum ob rem. [Geta] sterculinum!- [Antipho] Aren't you ashamed
of your deception? [Dorio] Not at all, as long as there's a purpose. [Geta] Piece of shit!
- [Antipho] Aren't you ashamed
- [Antipho] non pudet
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
- “sterculinum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.