aedicula

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aedicula.

Noun

aedicula (plural aediculae)

  1. (art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
  2. A small shrine.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from aedēs (“a dwelling, sanctuary”) +‎ -cula.

Pronunciation

Noun

aedicula f (genitive aediculae); first declension

  1. diminutive of aedēs
  2. a small temple; chapel
  3. a small house or room

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aedicula aediculae
Genitive aediculae aediculārum
Dative aediculae aediculīs
Accusative aediculam aediculās
Ablative aediculā aediculīs
Vocative aedicula aediculae

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: aedicula
  • → Portuguese: edícula
  • Italian: edicola
  • Spanish: edículo

See also

References

  • “aedicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “aedicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aedicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “aedicula”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “aedicula”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin aedicula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈdi.ku.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ikula
  • Syllabification: ae‧di‧cu‧la

Noun

aedicula f

  1. (architecture) aedicula
    Synonym: edykuł

Declension

Declension of aedicula
singular plural
nominative aedicula aedicule
genitive aediculi aedicul
dative aediculi aediculom
accusative aediculę aedicule
instrumental aediculą aediculami
locative aediculi aediculach
vocative aediculo aedicule

Further reading

  • aedicula in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • aedicula in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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