English

Noun

opusculum ‎(plural opuscula)

1. An opuscule; a short work.

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of opus ‎(“work, labor”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

opusculum n ‎(genitive opusculī); second declension

1. a little work, a trifle

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• opus

Descendants

• opuscule
• Italian: opuscolo

References

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