noun · femininefirst declension
caupōnula
caupōnula f (genitive caupōnulae)
Classical[kau̯ˈpoː.nʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[kau̯ˈpɔː.nu.la]
Meaning
- small inn
Cum hora diei decima fere ad Saxa rubra venisset, delituit in quadam cauponula
At about the tenth hour of the day he had arrived at Red Rocks, he skulked into a small inn44 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Philippicae 2.77
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | caupōnula | caupōnulae |
| genitive | caupōnulae | caupōnulārum |
| dative | caupōnulae | caupōnulīs |
| accusative | caupōnulam | caupōnulās |
| ablative | caupōnulā | caupōnulīs |
| vocative | caupōnula | caupōnulae |
caupōnŭla, ae, f. dim. caupona, II.,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
caupōnula ae, f dim.
caupona, a small inn, little tavern.
Origins
Diminutive of caupōna (“inn”)