falcicula

Latin

Etymology

From falc- (“scythe”) +‎ -cula (diminutive ending). Attested from the fourth century CE.[1]

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /falˈkikla/
(Proto-Italo-Western-Romance) IPA^(key): /falˈcikla/

Noun

falcīcula f (genitive falcīculae); first declension (Late Latin)

scythe

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	falcīcula	falcīculae
Genitive	falcīculae	falcīculārum
Dative	falcīculae	falcīculīs
Accusative	falcīculam	falcīculās
Ablative	falcīculā	falcīculīs
Vocative	falcīcula	falcīculae

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Neapolitan: facecchia
- Sicilian: faucigghia
North Italian:
- Lombard: fugigia
- Piedmontese: faussìa
Gallo-Romance:
- >? Catalan: falzía
- Franco-Provençal: faouceille
- Old French: falcille, *falchille
  - French: faucille
  - Norman: faûcil'ye, fauchille
- Occitan: faucilha

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “falcīcula”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 380

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