apicula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of apis (“bee”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /aˈpi.ku.la/

Noun

apicula (genitive apiculae); f, first declension

1. a (little) bee

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	apicula	apiculae
genitive	apiculae	apiculārum
dative	apiculae	apiculīs
accusative	apiculam	apiculās
ablative	apiculā	apiculīs
vocative	apicula	apiculae

Descendants

Aragonese: abella Asturian: abeya Catalan: abella French: abeille (borrowed from Occitan) Galician: abella

Occitan: abelha Old Portuguese: abella Portuguese: abelha Romansch: avieul Spanish: abeja