falcicula

Latin

Etymology

From falc- (“scythe”) +‎ -cula (diminutive ending). Attested from the fourth century CE.

Noun

falcīcula f (genitive falcīculae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. scythe

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	falcīcula	falcīculae
Genitive	falcīculae	falcīculārum
Dative	falcīculae	falcīculīs
Accusative	falcīculam	falcīculās
Ablative	falcīculā	falcīculīs
Vocative	falcīcula	falcīculae

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Neapolitan: facecchia
  • Sicilian: faucigghia
• North Italian:
  • Lombard: fugigia
  • Piedmontese: faussìa
• Gallo-Romance:
  • >? Catalan: falzía
  • Franco-Provençal: faouceille
  • Old French: falcille, *falchille
    • French: faucille
    • Norman: faûcil'ye, fauchille
  • Occitan: faucilha