catenula

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Latin

Etymology

From catēna (“chain”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix). See also catēlla.

Noun

catēnula f (genitive catēnulae); first declension

  1. diminutive of catēna (“chain”): small, decorative chain

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative catēnula catēnulae
Genitive catēnulae catēnulārum
Dative catēnulae catēnulīs
Accusative catēnulam catēnulās
Ablative catēnulā catēnulīs
Vocative catēnula catēnulae

References

  • “catenula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • catenula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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