noun · femininefirst declension
cēnula
cēnula f (genitive cēnulae)
Classical[ˈkeː.nʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.nu.la]
Meaning
- a little dinner, meal
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cēnula | cēnulae |
| genitive | cēnulae | cēnulārum |
| dative | cēnulae | cēnulīs |
| accusative | cēnulam | cēnulās |
| ablative | cēnulā | cēnulīs |
| vocative | cēnula | cēnulae |
cēnŭla (caen- or coen-), ae, f. dim. cena,
I. a little dinner:
hesterna, Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 91: facere cenulas, id. Fam. 9, 24, 2; Suet. Claud. 21: parva, Mart. 5, 78 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cēnula ae, f dim.
cena, a little dinner: hesterna.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cēnula From cēna (“dinner, meal”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).