Squilla
See also: squilla
Latin
Etymology
From squilla (“little bell; shrimp”).
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈskʷil.la/, [ˈs̠kʷɪlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskwil.la/, [ˈskwilːä]
Proper noun
Squilla m sg (genitive Squillae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Marcus Gavius Squilla Gallicanus, a Roman senator
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Squilla |
| Genitive | Squillae |
| Dative | Squillae |
| Accusative | Squillam |
| Ablative | Squillā |
| Vocative | Squilla |
References
- “Squilla Gallicanus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray