arcella
See also: Arcella
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arcella f (plural arcelle)
- a space, under the altar of early Christian churches, in which relics were stored
- a decorated wedding chest
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive form of arca + -ellus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈkel.la/, [ärˈkɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈt͡ʃel.la/, [ärˈt͡ʃɛlːä]
Noun edit
arcella f (genitive arcellae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | arcella | arcellae |
Genitive | arcellae | arcellārum |
Dative | arcellae | arcellīs |
Accusative | arcellam | arcellās |
Ablative | arcellā | arcellīs |
Vocative | arcella | arcellae |
References edit
- “arcella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- arcella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.