oricla
Latin
Etymology
From auricula, which underwent a 'rustic' monophthongisation of /au̯/ to /oː/ and then syncope of unstressed interconsonantal /u/.
Pronunciation
- (Proto-Romance) IPA(key): /oˈrɪkla/
Noun
ōricla f (genitive ōriclae); first declension (Vulgar Latin)
- (proscribed) ear
- 3rd–4th century C.E., Appendix Probi:
- auris non oricla
- [Say or write] auris, not oricla.
- auris non oricla
- 3rd–4th century C.E., Appendix Probi:
Inflection
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ōricla | ōriclae |
Genitive | ōriclae | ōriclārum |
Dative | ōriclae | ōriclīs |
Accusative | ōriclam | ōriclās |
Ablative | ōriclā | ōriclīs |
Vocative | ōricla | ōriclae |
Descendants
(See also auricula.)
- Balkan Romance:
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: olicra, oricia, oricla, oricra, ulicra
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
- Jensen, Frede. 1999. A comparative study of Romance. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. Page 45.
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “auricula”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 52
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