contiuncula
Latin
Etymology
cōntiō (“speech before a public assembly”) + -cula (diminutive suffix)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koːn.tiˈun.ku.la/, [koːn̪t̪iˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.t͡siˈun.ku.la/, [kɔnt̪͡s̪iˈuŋkulä]
Noun
cōntiuncula f (genitive cōntiunculae); first declension
- (rare) a short harangue or speech
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cōntiuncula | cōntiunculae |
| Genitive | cōntiunculae | cōntiunculārum |
| Dative | cōntiunculae | cōntiunculīs |
| Accusative | cōntiunculam | cōntiunculās |
| Ablative | cōntiunculā | cōntiunculīs |
| Vocative | cōntiuncula | cōntiunculae |
References
- contiuncula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- contiuncula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers