diecula

Latin

Etymology

From diēs (“day”) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /diˈeː.ku.la/, [d̪iˈeːkʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈe.ku.la/, [d̪iˈɛːkulä]

Noun

diēcula f (genitive diēculae); first declension

a brief day (the short space of a day, or a brief respite)
a little while

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	diēcula	diēculae
Genitive	diēculae	diēculārum
Dative	diēculae	diēculīs
Accusative	diēculam	diēculās
Ablative	diēculā	diēculīs
Vocative	diēcula	diēculae

References

“diecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“diecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
diecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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