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nubecula

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin nūbēcula, diminutive of nūbēs (cloud).

Noun

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nubecula (plural nubeculae)

  1. (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
  2. (medicine) A slight spot on the cornea.
  3. (medicine) A cloudy object or appearance in urine.[1]

References

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  1. ^
    1839, Robley Dunglison, “NUBECULA”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, [], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From nūbēs (cloud) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nūbēcula f (genitive nūbēculae); first declension

  1. diminutive of nūbēs
    1. cloudlet
    2. dark spot
    3. troubled expression

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative nūbēcula nūbēculae
genitive nūbēculae nūbēculārum
dative nūbēculae nūbēculīs
accusative nūbēculam nūbēculās
ablative nūbēculā nūbēculīs
vocative nūbēcula nūbēculae

References

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