diecula

Latin

Etymology

From diēs (“day”) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /diˈeː.ku.la/, [d̪iˈeːkʊɫ̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈe.ku.la/, [d̪iˈɛːkulä]

Noun

diēcula f (genitive diēculae); first declension

  1. a brief day (the short space of a day, or a brief respite)
  2. a little while

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative diēcula diēculae
Genitive diēculae diēculārum
Dative diēculae diēculīs
Accusative diēculam diēculās
Ablative diēculā diēculīs
Vocative diēcula diēculae

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