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campanella

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See also: Campanella

English

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Etymology

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From Latin campanella, from campana (steeple bell) + -ella (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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campanella (plural campanellas or campanellae)

  1. (historical) A smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., "Bell".
  2. ^ Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, Vol. 2, p. 452.

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin campanella.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kam.paˈnɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: cam‧pa‧nèl‧la

Noun

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campanella f (plural campanelle)

  1. small bell (in a school or factory)
  2. campanula

Latin

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Etymology

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From campāna (steeple bell) +‎ -ella (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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campānella f (genitive campānellae); first declension

  1. (historical) diminutive of campāna: A smallish suspended bell used in some medieval cloisters.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative campānella campānellae
genitive campānellae campānellārum
dative campānellae campānellīs
accusative campānellam campānellās
ablative campānellā campānellīs
vocative campānella campānellae

Descendants

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  • Italian: campanella
  • English: campanella

References

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  • campanella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.