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facula
facula
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive from fax (“torch”) + -ula.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ku.la/, [ˈfa.kʊ.ɫa]
Noun
facula f (genitive faculae); first declension (Diminutive of: fax)
- small torch
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | facula | faculae |
| genitive | faculae | faculārum |
| dative | faculae | faculīs |
| accusative | faculam | faculās |
| ablative | faculā | faculīs |
| vocative | facula | faculae |
Descendants
References
- facula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- facula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- FACULA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “facula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- facula in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016