catenula

Latin

Etymology

From catēna (“chain”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix). See also catēlla.

Noun

catēnula f (genitive catēnulae); first declension

1. diminutive of catēna (“chain”): small, decorative chain

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	catēnula	catēnulae
Genitive	catēnulae	catēnulārum
Dative	catēnulae	catēnulīs
Accusative	catēnulam	catēnulās
Ablative	catēnulā	catēnulīs
Vocative	catēnula	catēnulae

References

• “catenula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• catenula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.