pugnicula
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pugna (“a fight, battle”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /puɡˈni.ku.la/, [pʊŋˈnɪkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /puɲˈɲi.ku.la/, [puɲˈɲiːkulä]
Noun[edit]
pugnicula f (genitive pugniculae); first declension
- Diminutive of pugna: a slight contest, a skirmish
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pugnicula | pugniculae |
| Genitive | pugniculae | pugniculārum |
| Dative | pugniculae | pugniculīs |
| Accusative | pugniculam | pugniculās |
| Ablative | pugniculā | pugniculīs |
| Vocative | pugnicula | pugniculae |
References[edit]
- “pugnicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pugnicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.