acucula

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Latin

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Etymology

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From acū- (needle) +‎ -cula (diminutive ending). Attested beginning in the fourth century CE.[1]

Noun

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acūcula f (genitive acūculae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. small needle

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acūcula acūculae
Genitive acūculae acūculārum
Dative acūculae acūculīs
Accusative acūculam acūculās
Ablative acūculā acūculīs
Vocative acūcula acūculae

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ aiguille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.