falcicula
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom falc- (“scythe”) + -cula (diminutive ending). Attested from the fourth century CE.[1]
Noun
editfalcīcula f (genitive falcīculae); first declension (Late Latin)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | falcīcula | falcīculae |
Genitive | falcīculae | falcīculārum |
Dative | falcīculae | falcīculīs |
Accusative | falcīculam | falcīculās |
Ablative | falcīculā | falcīculīs |
Vocative | falcīcula | falcīculae |
Descendants
edit- Italo-Romance:
- Neapolitan: facecchia
- Sicilian: faucigghia
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- >? Catalan: falzía
- Franco-Provençal: faouceille
- Old French: falcille, *falchille
- Occitan: faucilha
References
edit- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “falcīcula”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 380