vallicula
Latin
Alternative forms
- vallecula (post-classical)
Etymology
From vallis (“a valley, vale”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯alˈli.ku.la/, [u̯älˈlʲɪkʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /valˈli.ku.la/, [välˈliːkulä]
Noun
vallicula f (genitive valliculae); first declension
- Diminutive of vallis: a glen, dell (little valley)
Inflection
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vallicula | valliculae |
| Genitive | valliculae | valliculārum |
| Dative | valliculae | valliculīs |
| Accusative | valliculam | valliculās |
| Ablative | valliculā | valliculīs |
| Vocative | vallicula | valliculae |
Descendants
Descendants of vallicula in other languages
- Galician: Valella (place name)
- Romanian: vâlcea
References
- “vallicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vallicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette