noun · feminine
fabella
fabella f
Meaning
- femininefabella (the posterior analogue of the anterior patella)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fabella | fabellae |
| genitive | fabellae | fabellārum |
| dative | fabellae | fabellīs |
| accusative | fabellam | fabellās |
| ablative | fabellā | fabellīs |
| vocative | fabella | fabellae |
fābella, ae, f. dim. fabula,
I. a brief narrative, a short history, story (class.).
I. In gen.:
nihil debet esse in philosophia commentariis fabellis loci, Cic. Div. 2, 38, 80: vera, Phaedr. 2, 5, 6: in fabellam excedere, Sen. Ep. 77 med.—II. In partic.
A. A short fable, a tale, Phaedr. 4, 7, 22:
Haec (anus) tibi fabellas referat, etc., Tib. 1, 3, 85: aniles, Hor. S. 2, 6, 78.—Prov.: narrare fabellam asello, to preach to a stone, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 200.—B. A short play, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 3:
haec tota fabella, quam est sine argumento! id. Cael. 27, 64.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fābella ae, f dim.
fabula, a little history, short story, idle tale : veteris poetriae: commenticiae fabellae, fables : vera, Ph.— A short fable, tale : aniles, H.: narrare fabellam asello, preach to a stone , H.— A short play : a te acta.
Origins
From faba (“bean”) + -ellus. From its bean-like shape and size, in some animals.