rogatiuncula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of rogātiō (“proposed bill; question”), from rogō (“ask; request”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ro.ɡaː.tiˈun.ku.la/, [rɔɡäːt̪iˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ro.ɡat.t͡siˈun.ku.la/, [roɡät̪ː͡s̪iˈuŋkulä]

Noun

rogātiuncula f (genitive rogātiunculae); first declension

  1. An unimportant proposed law, decree or bill.
  2. A little or minor question.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rogātiuncula rogātiunculae
Genitive rogātiunculae rogātiunculārum
Dative rogātiunculae rogātiunculīs
Accusative rogātiunculam rogātiunculās
Ablative rogātiunculā rogātiunculīs
Vocative rogātiuncula rogātiunculae

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