noun · femininefirst declension
auxilla
auxilla f (genitive auxillae)
Classical[au̯kˈsɪl.la]Ecclesiastical[au̯kˈsil.la]
Meaning
- femininesmall pot
Auxilla olla parvula.
Auxilla, a small pot.[2nd century CE, Sextus Pompeius Festus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, De Significatione Verborum, published 1839, page 24, line 17; epitomized by Paul the Deacon, 8th c.:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | auxilla | auxillae |
| genitive | auxillae | auxillārum |
| dative | auxillae | auxillīs |
| accusative | auxillam | auxillās |
| ablative | auxillā | auxillīs |
| vocative | auxilla | auxillae |
auxilla: olla parvula,
I. a small pot, Paul. ex Fest. p. 24 Müll.; cf. olla.
Origins
By surface analysis, aula (← Proto-Italic *aukslā) + -la. Piecewise doublet of aulula; compare also vexillum and pauxillus.