English

Noun

baculum ‎(plural baculums or bacula)

1. A bone found in the **** of some mammals.
2. A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen.

Synonyms

• os ****, **** bone

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bak-. Cognate with Ancient Greek βακτηρία ‎(baktēría).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ku.lum/, [ˈba.kʊ.ɫũ]

Alternative forms

• baculus (rare)

Noun

baculum n ‎(genitive baculī); second declension

1. walking stick, staff
2. sceptre, rod
3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) a support, stay
4. stick, cudgel

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• bacillum

Descendants

• English: baculum
• French: bâcle
• Italian: abbacchio, bacchio, bacolo
• Portuguese báculo
• Spanish báculo

References

• baculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• baculum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “baculum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• baculum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• baculum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin