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Webster 1913 Edition


Rotella

Ro-tel′la

,
Noun.
[NL., dim. of
rota
wheel; cf. LL.
rotella
a little whell.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small, polished, brightcolored gastropods of the genus
Rotella
, native of tropical seas.

Definition 2024


rotella

rotella

Italian

Noun

rotella f (plural rotelle)

  1. small wheel (in any context); roller
  2. (chiefly in the plural) wheel-shaped pasta
  3. a small round shield used in the 16th century
  4. (anatomy) rotula

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Latin

Etymology

Late Latin, from rota (wheel).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /roˈtel.la/, [rɔˈtɛl.la]

Noun

rotella f (genitive rotellae); first declension

  1. small wheel

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative rotella rotellae
genitive rotellae rotellārum
dative rotellae rotellīs
accusative rotellam rotellās
ablative rotellā rotellīs
vocative rotella rotellae

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