scopula

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English

Etymology

Latin scopula (“little broom”)

Noun

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scopula (plural scopulas or scopulae)

  1. A dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain insects.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scōpula, diminutive of scōpa (“broom”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔ.pu.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpula
  • Hyphenation: scò‧pu‧la

Noun

scopula f (plural scopule)

  1. (zoology) scopula

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

scōpa +‎ -ula

Pronunciation

Noun

scōpula f (genitive scōpulae); first declension

  1. diminutive of scōpa: small broom

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scōpula scōpulae
Genitive scōpulae scōpulārum
Dative scōpulae scōpulīs
Accusative scōpulam scōpulās
Ablative scōpulā scōpulīs
Vocative scōpula scōpulae

Descendants

  • → English: scopula
  • Italian: scopula

References

  • scopula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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