noun · femininefirst declension
cornīcula
cornīcula f (genitive cornīculae)
Classical[kɔrˈniː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[korˈniː.ku.la]
Meaning
- a small crow
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cornīcula | cornīculae |
| genitive | cornīculae | cornīculārum |
| dative | cornīculae | cornīculīs |
| accusative | cornīculam | cornīculās |
| ablative | cornīculā | cornīculīs |
| vocative | cornīcula | cornīculae |
cornīcŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a little crow, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 19.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cornīcula ae, f dim.
cornix, a little crow, H.
Origins
From cornīx f (“crow”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).
Italo-Romance
- Italiancorniglia
- Italiancornacchia
- Siciliancurnacchia
Gallo-Romance
- Catalancornella
- Frenchcorneille
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesecornelhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese cornelha
- Spanishcorneja
- Galiciancornellafrom Old Galician-Portuguese cornelha