terricula

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Latin

Etymology

From terreō (“frighten, terrify”) +‎ -cula (instrument noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

terricula n pl (genitive terriculōrum); second declension or terricula f (genitive terriculae); first declension

  1. a mean to excite terror, scarecrow, bugbear

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

plural
nominative terricula
genitive terriculōrum
dative terriculīs
accusative terricula
ablative terriculīs
vocative terricula

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative terricula terriculae
genitive terriculae terriculārum
dative terriculae terriculīs
accusative terriculam terriculās
ablative terriculā terriculīs
vocative terricula terriculae

Derived terms

References

  • “terricula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • terricula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • terricula in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
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