pugnicula

Latin

Etymology

From pugna (“fight, battle”) +‎ -cula

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /puɡˈni.ku.la/, [pʊŋˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫa]

Noun

pugnicula f (genitive pugniculae); first declension

  1. a slight contest, a skirmish

Declension

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
  • 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
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