birotula

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English

Noun

birotula (plural birotulas or birotulae)

  1. A microsclere that has a straight shaft and umbrella-shaped ends

Latin

Etymology

From birota (“bicycle”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

birotula f (genitive birotulae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) A small bicycle.
    • 1901, Marcel Foucault, De somniis observationes et cogitationes, page 37:
      Ille enim, qui hoc somnium notavit, revera pridie officinam fabri cuiusdam intraverat, cum amico quodam, ut aliquid in amici birotula reficeretur.
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    • 1953, Latinitas, volume 1, page 39:
      Birotularum certamen.
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    • 1998, Boris and Christine Prem, Latein: Grammatik: Formen und Strukturen erkennen und übersetzen, page 53:
      Emilio parentes implorat, ut birotulam novam ei donent.
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Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative birotula birotulae
genitive birotulae birotulārum
dative birotulae birotulīs
accusative birotulam birotulās
ablative birotulā birotulīs
vocative birotula birotulae
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