ratiuncula

Latin

Etymology

From ratiō +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ra.tiˈun.ku.la/, [rät̪iˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /rat.t͡siˈun.ku.la/, [rät̪ː͡s̪iˈuŋkulä]

Noun

ratiuncula f (genitive ratiunculae); first declension

1. a small reckoning, little account
2. a slight ground, trifling reason

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ratiuncula	ratiunculae
Genitive	ratiunculae	ratiunculārum
Dative	ratiunculae	ratiunculīs
Accusative	ratiunculam	ratiunculās
Ablative	ratiunculā	ratiunculīs
Vocative	ratiuncula	ratiunculae

Descendants

• → English: ratiuncule (learned) (obsolete)

Further reading

• “ratiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ratiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ratiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• ratiuncula in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016