sucula

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.ku.la/, [ˈsʊ.kʊ.ɫa]

Etymology 1

From a Proto-Indo-European root related to Lithuanian sùkti (“to weave, spin, rotate”) and Russian скать (skatʹ, “twist, turn”)[1].

Noun

sucula f (genitive suculae); first declension

  1. winch, windlass, capstan (or similar device)

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sucula suculae
Genitive suculae suculārum
Dative suculae suculīs
Accusative suculam suculās
Ablative suculā suculīs
Vocative sucula suculae

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsuː.ku.la/, [ˈsuː.kʊ.ɫa]

Etymology 2

Diminutive of sūs (“pig”).

Noun

sūcula f (genitive sūculae); first declension

  1. little pig
Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sūcula sūculae
Genitive sūculae sūculārum
Dative sūculae sūculīs
Accusative sūculam sūculās
Ablative sūculā sūculīs
Vocative sūcula sūculae

References
  • sucula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sucula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “sucula”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 621
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