zothecula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from zōthēca (“closet”), from Ancient Greek ζωθήκη (zōthḗkē).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /zoːˈtʰeː.ku.la/, [d̪͡z̪oːˈt̪ʰeːkʊɫ̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡zoˈte.ku.la/, [d̪͡z̪oˈt̪ɛːkulä]

Noun

zōthēcula f (genitive zōthēculae); first declension

  1. a small closet or cabinet

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative zōthēcula zōthēculae
Genitive zōthēculae zōthēculārum
Dative zōthēculae zōthēculīs
Accusative zōthēculam zōthēculās
Ablative zōthēculā zōthēculīs
Vocative zōthēcula zōthēculae

References
  • “zothecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • zothecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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