pendula

English

Etymology

From pendulum, by analogy with Latin second declension nouns, such as bacterium/bacteria, though Latin pendulum is the neuter singular form of the adjective pendulus, whose neuter plural is pendula.

Noun

pendula

1. (rare) Plural form of pendulum

Usage notes

The form pendulums is significantly more common than pendula; however, pendula is occasionally used in physics, particularly in the phrase coupled pendula.

Italian

Adjective

pendula f

1. feminine form of pendulo

Latin

Adjective

pendula

1. nominative feminine singular of pendulus
2. nominative neuter plural of pendulus
3. accusative neuter plural of pendulus
4. vocative neuter plural of pendulus

Adjective

pendulā

1. vocative feminine singular of pendulus