lacrimula
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of lacrima.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈkri.mu.la/, [ɫ̪äˈkrɪmʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈkri.mu.la/, [läˈkriːmulä]
Noun
lacrimula f (genitive lacrimulae); first declension
- a little tear (drop of liquid from crying)
- (figuratively) a crocodile tear
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lacrimula | lacrimulae |
| Genitive | lacrimulae | lacrimulārum |
| Dative | lacrimulae | lacrimulīs |
| Accusative | lacrimulam | lacrimulās |
| Ablative | lacrimulā | lacrimulīs |
| Vocative | lacrimula | lacrimulae |
Related terms
References
- “lacrimula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lacrimula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacrimula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- crocodiles' tears: lacrimula (Planc. 31. 76)
- crocodiles' tears: lacrimula (Planc. 31. 76)
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