sagittula

Latin

Etymology

From sagitta (“arrow”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saˈɡit.tu.la/, [s̠äˈɡɪt̪ːʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈd͡ʒit.tu.la/, [säˈd͡ʒit̪ːulä]

Noun

sagittula f (genitive sagittulae); first declension

1. (diminutive of sagitta) a little arrow

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	sagittula	sagittulae
genitive	sagittulae	sagittulārum
dative	sagittulae	sagittulīs
accusative	sagittulam	sagittulās
ablative	sagittulā	sagittulīs
vocative	sagittula	sagittulae

Related terms

• sāgiō
• sagittatus
• sagittārius
• sagittātus
• sagittifer
• sagittō

References

• “sagittula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sagittula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• sagittula in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016