campanella
See also: Campanella
English
Etymology
From Latin campanella, from campana (“steeple bell”) + -ella (“forming diminutives”).
Noun
campanella (plural campanellas or campanellae)
- (historical) A smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.[1][2]
References
- Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., "Bell".
- Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, Vol. 2, p. 452.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin campanella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kam.paˈnɛl.la/
- Rhymes: -ɛlla
- Hyphenation: cam‧pa‧nèl‧la
Noun
campanella f (plural campanelle)
- small bell (in a school or factory)
- campanula
Latin
Etymology
From campāna (“steeple bell”) + -ella (diminutive suffix).
Noun
campānella f (genitive campānellae); first declension
- (historical) Diminutive of campāna: A smallish suspended bell used in some medieval cloisters.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | campānella | campānellae |
| Genitive | campānellae | campānellārum |
| Dative | campānellae | campānellīs |
| Accusative | campānellam | campānellās |
| Ablative | campānellā | campānellīs |
| Vocative | campānella | campānellae |
Descendants
- → English: campanella
- → Italian: campanella
References
- campanella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette