manicula

Latin

Etymology

diminutive of manus

Noun

manicula f (genitive maniculae); first declension

A little hand

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	manicula	maniculae
Genitive	maniculae	maniculārum
Dative	maniculae	maniculīs
Accusative	maniculam	maniculās
Ablative	maniculā	maniculīs
Vocative	manicula	maniculae

Descendants

Catalan: manilla
- Spanish: manilla
  - Portuguese: manilha
French: manivelle, manicle
- English: manacle
Portuguese: manícula
Spanish: manija

References

manicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
manicula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
manicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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