avicella

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of avis; cf. avicula.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.wiˈkel.la/, [a.wɪˈkɛl.la]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.viˈt͡ʃel.la/
  • (Vulgar) IPA(key): /a.βiˈkɛl.la/, [a.βeˈkʲɛl.la]

Noun

avicella f (genitive avicellae); first declension

  1. little bird

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative avicella avicellae
Genitive avicellae avicellārum
Dative avicellae avicellīs
Accusative avicellam avicellās
Ablative avicellā avicellīs
Vocative avicella avicellae

Descendants

References
  • avicella in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • avicella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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