quisquilia

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwiˈskwi.lja/
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Syllabification: qui‧squì‧lia

Noun

quisquilia f (plural quisquilie)

  1. trifle, odds and ends

Latin

Etymology

Compare Latin cuscolium.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷisˈkʷi.li.a/, [kʷɪs̠ˈkʷɪlʲiä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwisˈkwi.li.a/, [kwisˈkwiːliä]

Noun

quisquilia f (genitive quisquiliae); first declension (chiefly in the plural)

  1. admixed twigs or stalks
  2. odds and ends; rubbish, dregs
  3. (plural) garbage, refuse, waste

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quisquilia quisquiliae
Genitive quisquiliae quisquiliārum
Dative quisquiliae quisquiliīs
Accusative quisquiliam quisquiliās
Ablative quisquiliā quisquiliīs
Vocative quisquilia quisquiliae

Descendants
  • Sardinian: chischiza, chiscuza, cuscuza

References
  • Bertoldi, Vittorio (1947), “Quisquiliae Ibericae”, in Romance Philology (in Italian), volume 1, →DOI, pages 204–207
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), “frùscolo”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
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