hastula
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hasta (“spear”) + -ula (diminutive ending).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhas.tu.la/, [ˈhäs̠t̪ʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.tu.la/, [ˈäst̪ulä]
Noun[edit]
hastula f (genitive hastulae); first declension
- (literally) little spear
- (figuratively) little branch
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hastula | hastulae |
| Genitive | hastulae | hastulārum |
| Dative | hastulae | hastulīs |
| Accusative | hastulam | hastulās |
| Ablative | hastulā | hastulīs |
| Vocative | hastula | hastulae |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “hastula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hastula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.