fulica

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to shine). Compare Old High German belihha ("coot"; > modern German Belche), Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, white), Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, splendour), Old Armenian բալ (bal, fog) and Old English bǣl (English bale).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fulica f (genitive fulicae); first declension

  1. a coot
  2. waterfowl

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fulica fulicae
Genitive fulicae fulicārum
Dative fulicae fulicīs
Accusative fulicam fulicās
Ablative fulicā fulicīs
Vocative fulica fulicae

Descendants

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See also fulix.

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Corsican: fôlga
    • Italian: folaga
    • Neapolitan: folleca
    • Sicilian: fùrrica
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: puliga (Campidanese)
  • Borrowings:

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “bhel-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 118-119

Further reading

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