Querquetula

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Latin

Etymology 1

From querquētum (“wood of oaks”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Querquētula f sg (genitive Querquētulae); first declension

  1. An ancient city in Latium, mentioned only by Pliny
Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Querquētula
genitive Querquētulae
dative Querquētulae
accusative Querquētulam
ablative Querquētulā
vocative Querquētula
locative Querquētulae
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From querquētum (“wood of oaks”), from quercus (“oak-tree”) +‎ -ētum (“plantation or grove”), following Auckland, from Middle English ak (“oak”) + land.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Querquētula f sg (genitive Querquētulae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Auckland, New Zealand
Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Querquētula
genitive Querquētulae
dative Querquētulae
accusative Querquētulam
ablative Querquētulā
vocative Querquētula
locative Querquētulae
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

  • “Querquetula”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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