avicula

See also: Avicula

Latin

Etymology

From avis (“bird”) +‎ -cula f (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈu̯i.ku.la/, [äˈu̯ɪkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈvi.ku.la/, [äˈviːkulä]

Noun

avicula f (genitive aviculae); first declension

1. diminutive of avis: a small bird

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	avicula	aviculae
genitive	aviculae	aviculārum
dative	aviculae	aviculīs
accusative	aviculam	aviculās
ablative	aviculā	aviculīs
vocative	avicula	aviculae

Related terms

• aucella / avicella
• auceps
• aviārium
• aviārius
• aviculārius
• avipēs
• avis

References

• “avicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• avicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.