hastula

Latin

Etymology

From hasta (“spear”) +‎ -ula (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhas.tu.la/, [ˈhäs̠t̪ʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.tu.la/, [ˈäst̪ulä]

Noun

hastula f (genitive hastulae); first declension

1. (literally) little spear
2. (figuratively) little branch

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	hastula	hastulae
genitive	hastulae	hastulārum
dative	hastulae	hastulīs
accusative	hastulam	hastulās
ablative	hastulā	hastulīs
vocative	hastula	hastulae

Derived terms

• hastula rēgia

References

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