litterula

Latin

Alternative forms

• līterula

Etymology

littera +‎ -ula

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /litˈte.ru.la/, [lʲɪt̪ˈt̪ɛrʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /litˈte.ru.la/, [lit̪ˈt̪ɛːrulä]

Noun

litterula f (genitive litterulae); first declension

1. diminutive of littera: a little letter
2. (in the plural) a short letter, note
3. (in the plural) literary learning, liberal studies

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	litterula	litterulae
genitive	litterulae	litterulārum
dative	litterulae	litterulīs
accusative	litterulam	litterulās
ablative	litterulā	litterulīs
vocative	litterula	litterulae

References

• “litterula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “litterula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers