nubecula

English

Etymology

From Latin nūbēcula, diminutive of nūbēs (“cloud”).

Noun

nubecula (plural nubeculae)

  1. (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
  2. (medicine) A slight spot on the cornea.
  3. (medicine) A cloudy object or appearance in urine.[1]

References
  1. 1839, Robley Dunglison, “NUBECULA”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nūbēs (“cloud”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

nūbēcula f (genitive nūbēculae); first declension

  1. Diminutive of nūbēs
    1. cloudlet
    2. dark spot
    3. troubled expression

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nūbēcula nūbēculae
Genitive nūbēculae nūbēculārum
Dative nūbēculae nūbēculīs
Accusative nūbēculam nūbēculās
Ablative nūbēculā nūbēculīs
Vocative nūbēcula nūbēculae

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