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bacillum.

bacillus; stick (small), walking stick, staff; shaft/handle (weapon/tool); lictor's staff;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[baˈkɪl.lũː]Classical-Latin[baˈt͡ʃil.lum]
  1. A small staff or wand.

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. The shaft or handle of a tool or weapon.

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From baculum (“staff, walking stick”) + -lum (diminutive-forming suffix).

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