matella

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Latin

Etymology

From matula (“pot”) +‎ -la (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

matella f (genitive matellae); first declension

  1. (small) pot or vessel for liquids
  2. chamberpot

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative matella matellae
genitive matellae matellārum
dative matellae matellīs
accusative matellam matellās
ablative matellā matellīs
vocative matella matellae

Synonyms

References

  • “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • matella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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