avicula

See also: Avicula

Latin

Etymology

From avis (“bird”) +‎ -cula (“f”, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈu̯i.ku.la/, [äˈu̯ɪkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈvi.ku.la/, [äˈviːkulä]

Noun

avicula f (genitive aviculae); first declension

1. a small bird

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	avicula	aviculae
Genitive	aviculae	aviculārum
Dative	aviculae	aviculīs
Accusative	aviculam	aviculās
Ablative	aviculā	aviculīs
Vocative	avicula	aviculae

Related terms

• aucella / avicella
• auceps
• aviārium
• aviārius

• aviculārius
• avipēs
• avis

References

• “avicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• avicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.