patellula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin patellula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈtɛljʊlə/
• Hyphenation: pa‧tel‧lu‧la

Noun

patellula (plural patellulae or patellulæ)

1. (zoology) A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.
2. (botany) A flat, disk-like structure found on some plants (especially bryophytes), algae, and fungi, often aiding in reproduction or attachment to substrates.

Latin

Etymology

patella +‎ -ula

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /paˈtel.lu.la/, [päˈt̪ɛlːʲʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈtel.lu.la/, [päˈt̪ɛlːulä]

Noun

patellula f (genitive patellulae); first declension

1. (New Latin) patellula
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Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	patellula	patellulae
Genitive	patellulae	patellulārum
Dative	patellulae	patellulīs
Accusative	patellulam	patellulās
Ablative	patellulā	patellulīs
Vocative	patellula	patellulae

Derived terms

• patellulifōrmis

Descendants

• English: patellula