scopula

English

Etymology

Latin scopula (“little broom”)

Noun

scopula (plural scopulas or scopulae)

1. A dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain insects.

Anagrams

• copulas, cupolas, scapulo-

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scōpula, diminutive of scōpa (“broom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔ.pu.la/, [ˈs̪kɔːpul̺ä]
• Rhymes: -ɔpula
• Hyphenation: scò‧pu‧la

Noun

scopula f (plural scopule)

1. (zoology) scopula

Related terms

• scopa

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Latin

Alternative forms

• scōpulae

Etymology

scōpa +‎ -ula

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskoː.pu.la/, [ˈs̠koːpʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.pu.la/, [ˈskɔːpulä]

Noun

scōpula f (genitive scōpulae); first declension

1. diminutive of scōpa: small broom

Declension

First-declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	scōpula	scōpulae
genitive	scōpulae	scōpulārum
dative	scōpulae	scōpulīs
accusative	scōpulam	scōpulās
ablative	scōpulā	scōpulīs
vocative	scōpula	scōpulae

Descendants

• → English: scopula
• Italian: scopula

References

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