falcicula
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From falc- (“scythe”) + -cula (diminutive ending). Attested from the fourth century CE.[1]
Noun edit
falcīcula f (genitive falcīculae); first declension (Late Latin)
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | falcīcula | falcīculae |
| Genitive | falcīculae | falcīculārum |
| Dative | falcīculae | falcīculīs |
| Accusative | falcīculam | falcīculās |
| Ablative | falcīculā | falcīculīs |
| Vocative | falcīcula | falcīculae |
Descendants edit
- Italo-Romance:
- Neapolitan: facecchia
- Sicilian: faucigghia
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- >? Catalan: falzía
- Franco-Provençal: faouceille
- Old French: falcille, *falchille
- Occitan: faucilha
References edit
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “falcīcula”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 380