oscillum

Latin

Etymology 1

A double diminutive from ōs (“mouth; face”), analyzable as ōs +‎ -culum +‎ -lum or as ōsculum (“little mouth”) (mostly attested in the derived sense 'kiss') +‎ -lum.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oːsˈkil.lum/, [oːs̠ˈkɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oʃˈʃil.lum/, [oʃˈʃilːum]

Noun

ōscillum n (genitive ōscillī); second declension

a little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth
a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	ōscillum	ōscilla
genitive	ōscillī	ōscillōrum
dative	ōscillō	ōscillīs
accusative	ōscillum	ōscilla
ablative	ōscillō	ōscillīs
vocative	ōscillum	ōscilla

Derived terms

ōscillō

Etymology 2

obs- +‎ cillō (“to move”). See ōscillō (“to swing”) for more.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /osˈkil.lum/, [ɔs̠ˈkɪlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oʃˈʃil.lum/, [oʃˈʃilːum]

Noun

oscillum n (genitive oscillī); second declension

swing (apparatus)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	oscillum	oscilla
genitive	oscillī	oscillōrum
dative	oscillō	oscillīs
accusative	oscillum	oscilla
ablative	oscillō	oscillīs
vocative	oscillum	oscilla

Derived terms

oscillō (“to swing”)

References

“oscillum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
oscillum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.