litterula
Latin
Alternative forms
- līterula
Etymology
littera + -ula
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /litˈte.ru.la/, [lʲɪt̪ˈt̪ɛrʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /litˈte.ru.la/, [lit̪ˈt̪ɛːrulä]
Noun
litterula f (genitive litterulae); first declension
- Diminutive of littera: a little letter
- (in the plural) a short letter, note
- (in the plural) literary learning, liberal studies
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | litterula | litterulae |
| Genitive | litterulae | litterulārum |
| Dative | litterulae | litterulīs |
| Accusative | litterulam | litterulās |
| Ablative | litterulā | litterulīs |
| Vocative | litterula | litterulae |
References
- “litterula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “litterula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers