sitella
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom situla (“urn, bucket”) + -la (diminutive ending).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /siˈtel.la/, [s̠ɪˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈtel.la/, [siˈt̪ɛlːä]
Noun
editsitella f (genitive sitellae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sitella | sitellae |
Genitive | sitellae | sitellārum |
Dative | sitellae | sitellīs |
Accusative | sitellam | sitellās |
Ablative | sitellā | sitellīs |
Vocative | sitella | sitellae |
Descendants
edit(All with the sense of ‘bucket’ found in the root situla but apparently not attested for sitella)[1]
Reflexes of an assumed masculine variant *sitellus:[2]
- Padanian:
- Gallo-Romance:
References
edit- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sĭtĕlla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 11: S–Si, page 660
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*sĭtĕllus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 11: S–Si, page 661
Further reading
edit- “sitella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sitella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.