ratiuncula

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Latin

Etymology

From ratiō +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

ratiuncula f (genitive ratiunculae); first declension

  1. a small reckoning, little account
  2. a slight ground, trifling reason

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ratiuncula ratiunculae
genitive ratiunculae ratiunculārum
dative ratiunculae ratiunculīs
accusative ratiunculam ratiunculās
ablative ratiunculā ratiunculīs
vocative ratiuncula ratiunculae

Descendants

  • English: ratiuncule (learned) (obsolete)

Further reading

  • ratiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ratiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ratiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • ratiuncula in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016