flammula

Latin

Etymology

From flamma (“flame”) +‎ ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈflam.mu.la/, [ˈfɫ̪ämːʊɫ̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈflam.mu.la/, [ˈflämːulä]

Noun

flammula f (genitive flammulae); first declension

  1. a little flame

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative flammula flammulae
Genitive flammulae flammulārum
Dative flammulae flammulīs
Accusative flammulam flammulās
Ablative flammulā flammulīs
Vocative flammula flammulae

Descendants
  • Old French: flamble

References
  • “flammula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “flammula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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