matella
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From matula (“pot”) + -la (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈtel.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈtel.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːä]
Noun[edit]
matella f (genitive matellae); first declension
- (small) pot or vessel for liquids
- chamberpot
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | matella | matellae |
| Genitive | matellae | matellārum |
| Dative | matellae | matellīs |
| Accusative | matellam | matellās |
| Ablative | matellā | matellīs |
| Vocative | matella | matellae |
Synonyms[edit]
- (chamberpot): matelliō
References[edit]
- “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- matella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.