casella

See also: Casella

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin casella.

Noun

casella f (plural caselles)

1. compartment

   Synonym: compartiment

2. (games) square on a game board

Further reading

• “casella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “casella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “casella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “casella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin casella.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlla

Noun

casella f (plural caselle)

1. box
2. square (of a chess board)
3. pigeonhole

Derived terms

• casella di spunta
• casella postale

Anagrams

• ascella

Further reading

• casella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from casula (“hut, small cottage”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaˈsel.la/, [käˈs̠ɛlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈsel.la/, [käˈs̬ɛlːä]

Noun

casella f (genitive casellae); first declension

1. hut, small cottage
2. small farm

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	casella	casellae
Genitive	casellae	casellārum
Dative	casellae	casellīs
Accusative	casellam	casellās
Ablative	casellā	casellīs
Vocative	casella	casellae

Related terms

• casellula
• casula

Descendants

• Catalan: casella
• Italian: casella

References

• casella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.