legiuncula

Latin

Etymology

legiō +‎ -cula

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /le.ɡiˈun.ku.la/, [ɫ̪ɛɡiˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /le.d͡ʒiˈun.ku.la/, [led͡ʒiˈuŋkulä]

Noun

legiuncula f (genitive legiunculae); first declension

1. A small legion

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	legiuncula	legiunculae
genitive	legiunculae	legiunculārum
dative	legiunculae	legiunculīs
accusative	legiunculam	legiunculās
ablative	legiunculā	legiunculīs
vocative	legiuncula	legiunculae

Related terms

• legiō
• lēgionārius

References

• “legiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “legiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• legiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.