ovicula
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ovis (“sheep”) + -cula (diminutive ending).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈu̯i.ku.la/, [oˈu̯ɪkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈvi.ku.la/, [oˈviːkulä]
Noun edit
ovicula f (genitive oviculae); first declension
- Diminutive of ovis; little sheep
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ovicula | oviculae |
Genitive | oviculae | oviculārum |
Dative | oviculae | oviculīs |
Accusative | oviculam | oviculās |
Ablative | oviculā | oviculīs |
Vocative | ovicula | oviculae |
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Descendants edit
References edit
- ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France[1] [Linguistic Atlas of France] – map 173: “brebis” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
- Petit Atles Lingüístic del Domini Català 6 'ovella'
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ŏvĭcula”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 446
Further reading edit
- “ovicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ovicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.