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Acicula
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A-cic′u-la
,Noun.
pl.
Aciculæ
. [L., a small needle, dimin. of
acus
needle.] (Nat. Hist.)
One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
Definition 2024
acicula
acicula
See also: acícula
English
Noun
acicula (plural aciculae)
- One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
Synonyms
Translations
needlelike spine of some animals and plants
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Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of acus (“needle”) + -cula.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈki.ku.la/, [aˈkɪ.kʊ.ɫa]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃi.ku.la/, [aˈt͡ʃiː.ku.la]
Noun
acicula f (genitive aciculae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acicula | aciculae |
| genitive | aciculae | aciculārum |
| dative | aciculae | aciculīs |
| accusative | aciculam | aciculās |
| ablative | aciculā | aciculīs |
| vocative | acicula | aciculae |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- acicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ACICULA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “acicula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.