vocula

See also: Vocula

Latin edit

Etymology edit

The diminutive form of vōx (“a voice”, “a tone”, “a speech”, “a word”), formed as vōc- (stem of vōx) +‎ -ula (suffix forming feminine diminutives).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯oː.ku.la/, [ˈu̯oːkʊɫ̪ä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.ku.la/, [ˈvɔːkulä]

Noun edit

vōcula f (genitive vōculae); first declension

(literally) a small or feeble voice
(transferred sense):
1. a soft note or tone
2. (denoting linguistic items):
  1. a little, petty speech
  2. a little word, particle

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vōcula	vōculae
Genitive	vōculae	vōculārum
Dative	vōculae	vōculīs
Accusative	vōculam	vōculās
Ablative	vōculā	vōculīs
Vocative	vōcula	vōculae

Derived terms edit

vōculātiō

Descendants edit

English: vocular, vocule

References edit

“vōcŭla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“vocula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
vocula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.