sclopetum

Latin

Etymology

scloppus (“bang”) +‎ -ētum (alternative form of -ittum)

Noun

sclopētum n (genitive sclopētī); second declension

(New Latin) rifle
(New Latin) gun, firearm (in general)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sclopētum	sclopēta
Genitive	sclopētī	sclopētōrum
Dative	sclopētō	sclopētīs
Accusative	sclopētum	sclopēta
Ablative	sclopētō	sclopētīs
Vocative	sclopētum	sclopēta

Synonyms

(firearm): arma ignifera

References

sclopetum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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