birotula

birotula

English

Noun

birotula (plural birotulas or birotulae)

1. A microsclere that has a straight shaft and umbrella-shaped ends

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from birota (“bicycle”) +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /biˈro.tu.la/, [bɪˈrɔ.tʊ.ɫa]

Noun

birotula f (genitive birotulae); first declension

1. (New Latin) A small bicycle.
   • 1901, Marcel Foucault, De somniis observationes et cogitationes, p. 37:

     Ille enim, qui hoc somnium notavit, revera pridie officinam fabri cuiusdam intraverat, cum amico quodam, ut aliquid in amici birotula reficeretur.

   • 1953, Latinitas, Vol. 1, p. 39:

     Birotularum certamen.

   • 1998, Boris and Christine Prem, Latein: Grammatik: Formen und Strukturen erkennen und übersetzen, p. 53:

     Emilio parentes implorat, ut birotulam novam ei donent.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	birotula	birotulae
Genitive	birotulae	birotulārum
Dative	birotulae	birotulīs
Accusative	birotulam	birotulās
Ablative	birotulā	birotulīs
Vocative	birotula	birotulae

Related terms

• birota