planetula

Latin

Etymology

planēta (“planet”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix)

Noun

planētula f (genitive planētulae); first declension

1. (New Latin) small planet, minor planet
   • 2004, Reijo Pitkäranta, Novus planetoides inventus [1], Nuntii Latini 27.2.2004

     Planetulam reppererunt uranographi in schola superiore technica Californiae laborantes.

     Astronomers working at the California Institute of Technology discovered the minor planet.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	planētula	planētulae
Genitive	planētulae	planētulārum
Dative	planētulae	planētulīs
Accusative	planētulam	planētulās
Ablative	planētulā	planētulīs
Vocative	planētula	planētulae

References

• planetula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• planetula in Ramminger, Johann (2024 September 12 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016