clavula
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin clāvula (“scion, graft”).
Noun[edit]
clavula (plural clavulas or clavulae)
- A ciliated bristle of some sea urchins
- A spicule of some sponges
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive from clāva (“staff, club”) + -ula.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklaː.u̯u.la/, [ˈkɫ̪äːu̯ʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkla.vu.la/, [ˈkläːvulä]
Noun[edit]
clāvula f (genitive clāvulae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | clāvula | clāvulae |
| Genitive | clāvulae | clāvulārum |
| Dative | clāvulae | clāvulīs |
| Accusative | clāvulam | clāvulās |
| Ablative | clāvulā | clāvulīs |
| Vocative | clāvula | clāvulae |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: clavula
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “clavula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- clavula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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