portiuncula
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From portiō (“piece, portion, allotment”) + -cula (diminutive-forming suffix).
Noun edit
portiuncula f (genitive portiunculae); first declension
- Diminutive of portio (“part, portion”)
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | portiuncula | portiunculae |
| Genitive | portiunculae | portiunculārum |
| Dative | portiunculae | portiunculīs |
| Accusative | portiunculam | portiunculās |
| Ablative | portiunculā | portiunculīs |
| Vocative | portiuncula | portiunculae |
Descendants edit
- Italian: Porziuncola
- Portuguese: Porciúncula
- Spanish: Porciúncula
References edit
- “portiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- portiuncula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- portiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- portiuncula in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016