Latin

Noun

lapillus m ‎(genitive lapillī); second declension

1. A small stone, pebble.
2. Stone in the bladder, gravel, calculus.
3. A precious stone, gem, jewel; marble.
4. A tombstone.

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• lapillīscō
• lapillulus

Related terms

Descendants

• Italian: lapillo

References

• lapillus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lapillus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• LAPILLUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lapillus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.