ficedula
See also: Ficedula
Latin
Etymology
fīcus (“fig”) + ed-, stem of edō (“to eat”) + -ula, feminine of -ulus; literally "little fig-eater".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fiːˈke.du.la/, [fiːˈkɛd̪ʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fiˈt͡ʃe.du.la/, [fiˈt͡ʃɛːd̪ulä]
Noun
fīcedula f (genitive fīcedulae); first declension
- the figpecker, Sylvia hortensis; beccafico
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fīcedula | fīcedulae |
| Genitive | fīcedulae | fīcedulārum |
| Dative | fīcedulae | fīcedulīs |
| Accusative | fīcedulam | fīcedulās |
| Ablative | fīcedulā | fīcedulīs |
| Vocative | fīcedula | fīcedulae |
References
- “ficedula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ficedula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers