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noun · femininefirst declension

fīcedula

fīcedula f (genitive fīcedulae)
Classical[fiːˈkɛ.dʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[fiˈt͡ʃɛː.du.la]

Meaning

  1. a figpecker (Sylvia hortensis); beccafico

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefīcedulafīcedulae
genitivefīcedulaefīcedulārum
dativefīcedulaefīcedulīs
accusativefīcedulamfīcedulās
ablativefīcedulāfīcedulīs
vocativefīcedulafīcedulae

fīcē^dŭla (also written ficetula and ficecula; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 205), ae, f. id.,
I. a small bird, the fig-pecker, becafico, Motacilla ficedula, Linn.; Varr. L. L. 5, § 76 Müll.; id. ap. Non. 48, 20; Lucil. ib. p. 274, 11; Plin. 10, 29, 44, § 86; Mart. 13, 49 in lemm.; 13, 5; Juv. 14, 9; Petr. 33; Gell. 15, 18, 2.

Origins

fīcus (“fig”) + ed-, stem of edō (“to eat”) + -ula, feminine of -ulus; literally "little fig-eater".

Quick answers

What does fīcedula mean in Latin?
fīcedula, a noun, means “a figpecker (Sylvia hortensis); beccafico”.
What is the genitive of fīcedula?
The genitive singular is fīcedulae. fīcedula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fīcedula?
In classical Latin, [fiːˈkɛ.dʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fiˈt͡ʃɛː.du.la].