gemmula
English
editNoun
editgemmula (plural gemmulae)
- Alternative form of gemmule (in various senses)
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom gemma (“bud, gem”) + -ula.
Noun
editgemmula f (genitive gemmulae); first declension
- diminutive of gemma:
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | gemmula | gemmulae |
Genitive | gemmulae | gemmulārum |
Dative | gemmulae | gemmulīs |
Accusative | gemmulam | gemmulās |
Ablative | gemmulā | gemmulīs |
Vocative | gemmula | gemmulae |
Descendants
edit- English: gemmule
- French: gemmule
- Italian: gemmula
- Old French: gemble
- Piedmontese: zerma
- Portuguese: gêmula
References
edit- “gemmula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gemmula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.