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)

  1. (proscribed) ear
    • 3rd–4th century C.E., Appendix Probi:
      auris non oricla
      [Say or write] auris, not oricla.

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:
    • Aromanian: ureaclji
    • Megleno-Romanian: ureacľă
    • Istro-Romanian: urecľe, uręklja
    • Romanian: ureche
  • Dalmatian:
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: olicra, oricia, oricla, oricra, ulicra
  • North Italian:
    • Gallo-Italic:
      • Emilian: uraccia
      • Ligurian: oêgia
      • Lombard: uregia, oreggia
      • Piedmontese: orija, oria
    • Friulian: orele, vorele
    • Ladin: orëdla
    • Romansch: ureglia, uraglia
    • Venetian: récia, orécia
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Catalan: orella
    • Franco-Provençal: orelye
    • Old French: oreille (see there for further descendants)
  • 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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