umbella

See also: umbel·la

English

Noun

umbella (plural umbellae)

1. Synonym of umbel.

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin umbra

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -la

Latin umbella

From umbra + -la (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ʊmˈbɛl.la]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [umˈbɛl.la]

Noun

umbella f (genitive umbellae); first declension

1. A sunshade, parasol, or umbrella.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	umbella	umbellae
genitive	umbellae	umbellārum
dative	umbellae	umbellīs
accusative	umbellam	umbellās
ablative	umbellā	umbellīs
vocative	umbella	umbellae

Descendants

• → Catalan: umbel·la
• → English: umbel
  • → Irish: umbal
  • → Welsh: wmbel
• → French: ombelle
• → Italian: umbella, ombella
• → Portuguese: umbela
• → Spanish: umbela
• ⇒ Late Latin: umbrella
  • Italian: ombrella, ombrello

References

• “umbella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “umbella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “umbella”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “umbella”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• umbella in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• “umbella”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin