anaticula
Latin
Etymology
From anas (“duck”) (stem anat-) + -cula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.naˈti.ku.la/, [änäˈt̪ɪkʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.naˈti.ku.la/, [änäˈt̪iːkulä]
Noun
anaticula f (genitive anaticulae); first declension
- Diminutive of anas: duckling
- (figuratively) duckie (term of endearment)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | anaticula | anaticulae |
| Genitive | anaticulae | anaticulārum |
| Dative | anaticulae | anaticulīs |
| Accusative | anaticulam | anaticulās |
| Ablative | anaticulā | anaticulīs |
| Vocative | anaticula | anaticulae |
Descendants
- Catalan: nadilla
- Italian: naticchia
References
- “anaticula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “anaticula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers