Atella

Finnish

Proper noun

Atella

1. adessive singular of Atte

Anagrams

• laelta

Latin

Etymology

From Oscan 𐌀𐌃𐌄𐌓𐌋 (aderl), said to be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”), thus cognate with Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), and Latin ater (“black”), though Conway dismisses this as a Roman folk etymology due to similarities with ater.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈteːl.la/, [äˈt̪eːlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈtel.la/, [äˈt̪ɛlːä]

Proper noun

Atēlla f sg (genitive Atēllae); first declension

1. A city in Campania, situated on the road from Capua to Neapolis

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Atēlla
Genitive	Atēllae
Dative	Atēllae
Accusative	Atēllam
Ablative	Atēllā
Vocative	Atēlla
Locative	Atēllae

Derived terms

• Atellānus
• atellāna

References

• “Atella”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Atella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.