LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fidiculae

fidiculae f pl (genitive fidiculārum)
Classical[fɪˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫae̯]Ecclesiastical[fiˈdiː.ku.le]

Meaning

  1. feminineplurala small stringed instrument, a small lute or cithern

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—fidiculae
genitive—fidiculārum
dative—fidiculīs
accusativefidiculamfidiculās
ablative—fidiculīs
vocative—fidiculae

fĭdĭcŭlae, ārum, and rarely fidicula, ae (syncop. fidicla, Prud. στεφ. 10, 481; 550), f. dim. 2. fides,
I. a small stringed instrument, a small lute or cithern.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: quid si platani fidiculas ferrent numerose sonantes, Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22. —
B. Esp., Fidicula, a constellation, i. q. Fides or Lyra, the Lyre, Col. 11, 2, 37; Plin. 18, 26, 59, § 222.—
II. Transf., a cord, line, a sort of instrument of torture (postAug.): apparatus illi reddendus est suus eculei et fidiculae et ergastula et cruces, Sen. de Ira, 3, 3; Suet. Tib. 62; id. Calig. 33; Cod. Th. 9, 35, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culae Latin fidiculae From fidēs (“chord”) + -culae (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does fidiculae mean in Latin?
fidiculae, a noun, means “a small stringed instrument, a small lute or cithern”.
What is the genitive of fidiculae?
The genitive singular is fidiculārum. fidiculae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fidiculae?
In classical Latin, [fɪˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fiˈdiː.ku.le].