nubecula

English

Etymology

From Latin nūbēcula, diminutive of nūbēs (“cloud”).

Noun

nubecula (plural nubeculae)

1. (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
2. (medicine) A slight spot on the cornea.
3. (medicine) A cloudy object or appearance in urine.

References

• “nubecula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Latin

Alternative forms

• nūbicula

Etymology

From nūbēs (“cloud”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /nuːˈbeː.ku.la/, [nuːˈbeːkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nuˈbe.ku.la/, [nuˈbɛːkulä]

Noun

nūbēcula f (genitive nūbēculae); first declension

1. diminutive of nūbēs
   1. cloudlet
   2. dark spot
   3. troubled expression

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nūbēcula	nūbēculae
Genitive	nūbēculae	nūbēculārum
Dative	nūbēculae	nūbēculīs
Accusative	nūbēculam	nūbēculās
Ablative	nūbēculā	nūbēculīs
Vocative	nūbēcula	nūbēculae

References

• “nubecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nubecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• nubecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.