noun

punctĭuncŭla

gen. punctĭuncŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

dim. punctio

a slight pricking; a pricking pain

a slight pricking, a pricking pain.

Lit., Sen. Ep. 53, 6.—

figuratively •

Trop.: voluptatum dolorumque punctiunculae, Sen. Vit. Beat. 15, 3.

Perseus ID: n39583 Key: punctiuncula