corrigiuncula

== Latin == === Alternative forms === corrigiunculum === Etymology === Ultimately from the verb corrigō (“to correct”). The ending appears to be the diminutive-forming suffix -uncula, which is uncommon except for at the end of diminutives from feminine nouns ending in -ō. However, no Latin noun *corrigiō exists. It could possibly be built on the noun corrigia (“thong, strap”), which could have the meaning "whip". === Noun === corrigiuncula f (genitive corrigiunculae); first declension (historical, Medieval Latin) A bell used to summon monks for scourging or other penance. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === "corrigiuncula", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)