virguncula

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Latin

Etymology

From virgō +‎ -cula.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯irˈɡun.ku.la/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /virˈɡun.ku.la/,

Noun

virguncula f (genitive virgunculae); first declension

diminutive of virgō (“little girl, maiden”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	virguncula	virgunculae
genitive	virgunculae	virgunculārum
dative	virgunculae	virgunculīs
accusative	virgunculam	virgunculās
ablative	virgunculā	virgunculīs
vocative	virguncula	virgunculae

Synonyms

puellula

Descendants

English: virguncule

References

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

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