diecula

Latin

Etymology

From diēs (“day”) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /diˈeː.ku.la/, [d̪iˈeːkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈe.ku.la/, [d̪iˈɛːkulä]

Noun

diēcula f (genitive diēculae); first declension

1. a brief day (the short space of a day, or a brief respite)
2. a little while

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	diēcula	diēculae
Genitive	diēculae	diēculārum
Dative	diēculae	diēculīs
Accusative	diēculam	diēculās
Ablative	diēculā	diēculīs
Vocative	diēcula	diēculae

References

• “diecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “diecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• diecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.