virguncula
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯irˈɡun.ku.la/, [u̯ɪrˈɡʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /virˈɡun.ku.la/, [virˈɡuŋkulä]
Noun edit
virguncula f (genitive virgunculae); first declension
- Diminutive of virgō (“little girl, maiden”)
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | virguncula | virgunculae |
| Genitive | virgunculae | virgunculārum |
| Dative | virgunculae | virgunculīs |
| Accusative | virgunculam | virgunculās |
| Ablative | virgunculā | virgunculīs |
| Vocative | virguncula | virgunculae |
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- English: virguncule
References edit
- “virguncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “virguncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- virguncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.