cudele
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kudulā, from Proto-Germanic *kudilǭ, a diminutive from Proto-Germanic *kuddô + -ilǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (“pouch, sack”), from *gew- (“to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve”). Equivalent to codd + -el.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cudele f (nominative plural cudelan)
- cuttlefish
- Synonym: wāsesċite
Usage notes edit
- The exact gender is not known, as the term is glossed once without reference to gender, but based on the phonology and spelling, it is likely a feminine weak noun.
- That the first vowel is /u/ and not /o/ or /i/ suggests that the word was earlier *cudole.
Declension edit
Declension of cudele (weak)