orcula
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Latin
Etymology
From orca + -ula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈor.ku.la/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.ku.la/,
Noun
orcula f (genitive orculae); first declension
- diminutive of orca: a small tun, a cask
- 234 BCE – 149 BCE, Cato the Elder, De agri cultura 117:
- In orculam calcato. Manibus siccis, cum uti voles, sumito.
- Press them out into an earthenware vessel and take them out with dry hands when you wish to serve them.
- In orculam calcato. Manibus siccis, cum uti voles, sumito.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | orcula | orculae |
| genitive | orculae | orculārum |
| dative | orculae | orculīs |
| accusative | orculam | orculās |
| ablative | orculā | orculīs |
| vocative | orcula | orculae |
References
- “orcula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- orcula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.