inducula

Latin

Etymology

From induo (“to put on”).

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Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈduː.ku.la/, [ɪn̪ˈd̪uːkʊɫ̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈdu.ku.la/, [in̪ˈd̪uːkulä]

Noun

indūcula f (genitive indūculae); first declension

  1. a slip (kind of undergarment worn by women)
    • 254 BCE – 184 BCE, Plautus, Epidicus 2.2.39:
      Quid erat induta? An regillam induculam an mendiculam?
      What did she have on? The Princess style of slip, or the Beggarmaid?

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative indūcula indūculae
Genitive indūculae indūculārum
Dative indūculae indūculīs
Accusative indūculam indūculās
Ablative indūculā indūculīs
Vocative indūcula indūculae

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