pugnicula

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Latin

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Etymology

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From pugna (a fight, battle) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pugnicula f (genitive pugniculae); first declension

  1. diminutive of pugna: a slight contest, a skirmish

Declension

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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

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  • 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.