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Finnish
Proper noun
Atella
- adessive singular of Atte
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Oscan 𐌀𐌃𐌄𐌓𐌋 (aderl), said to be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”), thus cognate with Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), and Latin ater (“black”),[1] though Conway dismisses this as a Roman folk etymology due to similarities with ater.[2]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Atēlla f sg (genitive Atēllae); first declension
- A city in Campania, situated on the road from Capua to Neapolis
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Atella”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Atella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Reccia, Giovanni (2014): ATELLA/ADERL Confronti etimologici e riscontri geocartografici
- ^ Nutt (1983): The Classical Review, Volume 7