catella

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

A feminisation of catellus (“a little dog”, “a puppy or whelp”) or an alteration of catula (“a female whelp”, “a young bitch”).

Noun

catella f (genitive catellae); first declension

  1. a little bitch, bitch puppy, female whelp
Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative catella catellae
genitive catellae catellārum
dative catellae catellīs
accusative catellam catellās
ablative catellā catellīs
vocative catella catellae
Descendants

Etymology 2

From catēna +‎ -la (a contracted form of the diminutive suffix -ula).

Alternative forms

Noun

catēlla f (genitive catēllae); first declension

  1. a light or ornamental chain
Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative catēlla catēllae
genitive catēllae catēllārum
dative catēllae catēllīs
accusative catēllam catēllās
ablative catēllā catēllīs
vocative catēlla catēllae

References

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