umbella

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Etymology

From umbra +‎ -la (diminutive suffix).

Noun

umbella f (genitive umbellae); first declension

  1. A sunshade, parasol, or umbrella.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative umbella umbellae
genitive umbellae umbellārum
dative umbellae umbellīs
accusative umbellam umbellās
ablative umbellā umbellīs
vocative umbella umbellae

Descendants

  • Catalan: umbel·la
  • English: umbel
  • French: ombelle
  • Portuguese: umbela
  • Spanish: umbela

References

  • umbella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • umbella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • umbella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • umbella”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • umbella in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • umbella”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin