matella
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From matula (“pot”) + -la (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /maˈtel.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈtel.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːä]
Noun
[edit]matella f (genitive matellae); first declension
- (small) pot or vessel for liquids
- chamberpot
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | matella | matellae |
| genitive | matellae | matellārum |
| dative | matellae | matellīs |
| accusative | matellam | matellās |
| ablative | matellā | matellīs |
| vocative | matella | matellae |
Synonyms
[edit]- (chamberpot): matelliō
References
[edit]- “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- matella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.