simbella
(Redirected from sembella)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of sēmilībella, from sēmi- (“half”) + lībella (“kind of coin”). Compare sinciput.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /simˈbel.la/, [s̠ɪmˈbɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /simˈbel.la/, [simˈbɛlːä]
Noun edit
simbella f (genitive simbellae); first declension
- A half libella.
Usage notes edit
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | simbella | simbellae |
| Genitive | simbellae | simbellārum |
| Dative | simbellae | simbellīs |
| Accusative | simbellam | simbellās |
| Ablative | simbellā | simbellīs |
| Vocative | simbella | simbellae |
References edit
- ^ “simbella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ simbella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “lībra”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339