oricilla

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Latin

Etymology

A diminutive of auricula (“earlobe”) or of auris (“ear”).

Noun

ōricilla f (genitive ōricillae); first declension

  1. earlobe
  2. external part of the ear

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ōricilla ōricillae
Genitive ōricillae ōricillārum
Dative ōricillae ōricillīs
Accusative ōricillam ōricillās
Ablative ōricillā ōricillīs
Vocative ōricilla ōricillae

References

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