orcula
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom orca + -ula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈor.ku.la/, [ˈɔrkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.ku.la/, [ˈɔrkulä]
Noun
editorcula f (genitive orculae); first declension
- diminutive of orca: a small tun, a cask
- 234 BCE – 149 BCE, Cato the Elder, De agri cultura 117:
- In orculam calcato. Manibus siccis, cum uti voles, sumito.
- Press them out into an earthenware vessel and take them out with dry hands when you wish to serve them.
- In orculam calcato. Manibus siccis, cum uti voles, sumito.
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | orcula | orculae |
Genitive | orculae | orculārum |
Dative | orculae | orculīs |
Accusative | orculam | orculās |
Ablative | orculā | orculīs |
Vocative | orcula | orculae |
References
edit- “orcula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- orcula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.