gemmula

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See also: Gemmula

English

Noun

gemmula (plural gemmulae)

  1. Alternative form of gemmule (in various senses)

Latin

Etymology

From gemma (“bud, gem”) +‎ -ula.

Noun

gemmula f (genitive gemmulae); first declension

  1. diminutive of gemma:
    1. small bud
    2. small gem

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative gemmula gemmulae
genitive gemmulae gemmulārum
dative gemmulae gemmulīs
accusative gemmulam gemmulās
ablative gemmulā gemmulīs
vocative gemmula gemmulae

Descendants

  • English: gemmule
  • French: gemmule
  • Italian: gemmula
  • Old French: gemble
  • Piedmontese: zerma
  • Portuguese: gêmula
  • → Translingual: Gemmula

References

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