falcicula
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From falc- (“scythe”) + -cula (diminutive ending). Attested from the fourth century CE.[1]
Noun
[edit]falcīcula f (genitive falcīculae); first declension (Late Latin)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | falcīcula | falcīculae |
| Genitive | falcīculae | falcīculārum |
| Dative | falcīculae | falcīculīs |
| Accusative | falcīculam | falcīculās |
| Ablative | falcīculā | falcīculīs |
| Vocative | falcīcula | falcīculae |
Descendants
[edit]- Italo-Romance:
- Neapolitan: facecchia
- Sicilian: faucigghia
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- >? Catalan: falzía
- Franco-Provençal: faouceille
- Old French: falcille, *falchille
- Occitan: faucilha
References
[edit]- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “falcīcula”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 380