buccella

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bucca (cheek, mouth, mouthful) +‎ -ella (diminutive suffix). Compare buccea.

Noun[edit]

buccella f (genitive buccellae); first declension

  1. morsel, small mouthful
  2. small bread divided among the poor

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative buccella buccellae
Genitive buccellae buccellārum
Dative buccellae buccellīs
Accusative buccellam buccellās
Ablative buccellā buccellīs
Vocative buccella buccellae

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Italian: buccella
  • Proto-Basque: *bukeLa
  • Romanian: bucea

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