craticula

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Latin

Etymology

From crātis f (wickerwork, framework, grating) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Noun

crāticula f (genitive crāticulae); first declension

  1. grill, grating
  2. gridiron
  3. griddle

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative crāticula crāticulae
genitive crāticulae crāticulārum
dative crāticulae crāticulīs
accusative crāticulam crāticulās
ablative crāticulā crāticulīs
vocative crāticula crāticulae

Descendants

Some forms with a change of suffix to -ella

References

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