corbula

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Latin

Etymology

From corbis +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

corbula f (genitive corbulae); first declension

  1. (Diminutive of corbis) a little basket

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative corbula corbulae
Genitive corbulae corbulārum
Dative corbulae corbulīs
Accusative corbulam corbulās
Ablative corbulā corbulīs
Vocative corbula corbulae

References

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