dolabella
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dolābra (“pickaxe”) + -la (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /do.laːˈbel.la/, [d̪ɔɫ̪äːˈbɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /do.laˈbel.la/, [d̪oläˈbɛlːä]
Noun[edit]
dolābella f (genitive dolābellae); first declension
- Diminutive of dolābra (“pickaxe”): small pickaxe or hatchet
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dolābella | dolābellae |
| Genitive | dolābellae | dolābellārum |
| Dative | dolābellae | dolābellīs |
| Accusative | dolābellam | dolābellās |
| Ablative | dolābellā | dolābellīs |
| Vocative | dolābella | dolābellae |
References[edit]
- “dolabella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dolabella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.