manicula
Latin
Etymology
From manus (“hand”) + -icula.
Noun
manicula f (genitive maniculae); first declension
- A little hand
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | manicula | maniculae |
| Genitive | maniculae | maniculārum |
| Dative | maniculae | maniculīs |
| Accusative | maniculam | maniculās |
| Ablative | maniculā | maniculīs |
| Vocative | manicula | maniculae |
Derived terms
- *manicella
Descendants
- Catalan: manilla
- → Spanish: manilla
- → Portuguese: manilha
- → Spanish: manilla
- ⇒ French: manivelle
- Spanish: manija
- → French: manicle
- → English: manacle
- → Portuguese: manícula
References
- “manicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- manicula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- manicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette