oricla

Latin

Noun

ōricla f (genitive ōriclae); first declension (Late Latin, proscribed)

1. Syncopic form of ōricula; alternative form of auricula
   • [3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 83:

     auris non oricla

     (The correct form is) auris, not oricla]

Inflection

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ōricla	ōriclae
genitive	ōriclae	ōriclārum
dative	ōriclae	ōriclīs
accusative	ōriclam	ōriclās
ablative	ōriclā	ōriclīs
vocative	ōricla	ōriclae

Descendants

• see: auricula

References

• Jensen, Frede. 1999. A comparative study of Romance. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. Page 45.
• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “auricula”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 52