clavula

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin clāvula (scion, graft).

Noun

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clavula (plural clavulas or clavulae)

  1. A ciliated bristle of some sea urchins
  2. A spicule of some sponges

Latin

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Etymology

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Effectively a diminutive from clāva (staff, club) +‎ -ula. Given the apparent cognate in Umbrian 𐌊𐌋𐌀𐌅𐌋𐌀𐌚 (klavlaf, name of a sacrificial instrument), Proto-Italic *klāwelā is reconstructible.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clāvula f (genitive clāvulae); first declension

  1. graft, scion

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clāvula clāvulae
Genitive clāvulae clāvulārum
Dative clāvulae clāvulīs
Accusative clāvulam clāvulās
Ablative clāvulā clāvulīs
Vocative clāvula clāvulae
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Descendants

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  • English: clavula

See also

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References

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