Macula
See also: macula and mácula
Latin
Etymology
Use as a masculine proper noun of the feminine common noun macula (“a disfiguring spot, stain, or blemish on the skin”).
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ku.la/, [ˈmäkʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ku.la/, [ˈmäːkulä]
Proper noun
Macula m sg (genitive Maculae); first declension
- a Roman cognomen
- Quintus Pompeius Macula
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Cicero to this entry?)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Macula |
| Genitive | Maculae |
| Dative | Maculae |
| Accusative | Maculam |
| Ablative | Maculā |
| Vocative | Macula |
References
- “Măcŭla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Măcŭla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 935/2