zothecula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from zōthēca (“closet”), from Ancient Greek ζωθήκη (zōthḗkē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /zoːˈtʰeː.ku.la/, [d̪͡z̪oːˈt̪ʰeːkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡zoˈte.ku.la/, [d̪͡z̪oˈt̪ɛːkulä]

Noun

zōthēcula f (genitive zōthēculae); first declension

1. a small closet or cabinet

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	zōthēcula	zōthēculae
genitive	zōthēculae	zōthēculārum
dative	zōthēculae	zōthēculīs
accusative	zōthēculam	zōthēculās
ablative	zōthēculā	zōthēculīs
vocative	zōthēcula	zōthēculae

References

• “zothecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• zothecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.