particella

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula. Doublet of particola and parcella. By surface analysis, parte +‎ -icella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /par.tiˈt͡ʃɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: par‧ti‧cèl‧la

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Noun

particella f (plural particelle)

1. (grammar, physics) particle

Related terms

• parte
• particella di raggio cosmico

See also

• (parts of speech) parte del discorso; aggettivo, articolo, avverbio, congiunzione, interiezione/interjezione, nome, nome aggettivo, nome sostantivo, numero, particella, preposizione, pronome, sostantivo, verbo ^{(Category: it:Parts of speech)}

Further reading

• particella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From particula +‎ -la (diminutive ending). Attested in the Albertini Tablets.

Noun

particella f (genitive particellae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. small portion

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Romanian: părticea
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: particella
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: parcelle (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: parcèla
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Mozarabic: [Term?]
    • → Catalan: barcella
  • Old Spanish: parteziella
    • Spanish: partecilla

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*particella”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 675