simbella
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Contraction of sēmilībella, from sēmi- (“half”) + lībella (“kind of coin”). Compare sinciput.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /simˈbel.la/, [s̠ɪmˈbɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /simˈbel.la/, [simˈbɛlːä]
Noun
[edit]simbella f (genitive simbellae); first declension
- A half libella.
Usage notes
[edit]Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | simbella | simbellae |
| genitive | simbellae | simbellārum |
| dative | simbellae | simbellīs |
| accusative | simbellam | simbellās |
| ablative | simbellā | simbellīs |
| vocative | simbella | simbellae |
References
[edit]- ^ “simbella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ simbella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “lībra”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339