LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

diēcula

diēcula f (genitive diēculae)
Classical[diˈeː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[diˈɛː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. a brief day (the short space of a day, or a brief respite)
  2. a little while

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediēculadiēculae
genitivediēculaediēculārum
dativediēculaediēculīs
accusativediēculamdiēculās
ablativediēculādiēculīs
vocativediēculadiēculae

dĭēcŭla, ae, f. dim. dies,
I. the short space of a day, one little day, a little while, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 88; Ter. And. 4, 2, 27; Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; and repeatedly in Ap.; so Met. 1, p. 106; ib. 6, 179.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  3. Proto-Italic*djēm
  4. Proto-Italic*djēkelos
  5. Latindiēcula

Inherited from Proto-Italic *djēkelos.

Quick answers

What does diēcula mean in Latin?
diēcula, a noun, means “a brief day (the short space of a day, or a brief respite); a little while”.
What is the genitive of diēcula?
The genitive singular is diēculae. diēcula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce diēcula?
In classical Latin, [diˈeː.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈɛː.ku.la].
Where does diēcula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dyew- → Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws → Proto-Italic *djēm → Proto-Italic *djēkelos → Latin diēcula.