acucula

Latin

Etymology

  • From acus (“needle”) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix). Attested beginning in the fourth century CE.[1]

    Noun

    acūcula f (genitive acūculae); first declension (Late Latin)

    1. small needle

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative acūcula acūculae
    genitive acūculae acūculārum
    dative acūculae acūculīs
    accusative acūculam acūculās
    ablative acūculā acūculīs
    vocative acūcula acūculae

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ “aiguille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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