columnella

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

columnella (plural columnellae)

  1. (architecture) A small column
  2. Alternative form of columella

Latin

Etymology

Alternative form of columella (from columen/columna + -lus with assimilation of /nl/ to /ll/), reanalyzed as columna +‎ -ella.

Noun

columnella f (genitive columnellae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of columella

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative columnella columnellae
Genitive columnellae columnellārum
Dative columnellae columnellīs
Accusative columnellam columnellās
Ablative columnellā columnellīs
Vocative columnella columnellae

References

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