LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fiscella

fiscella f (genitive fiscellae)
Classical[fɪsˈkɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[fiʃˈʃɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. femininesmall wicker basket

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefiscellafiscellae
genitivefiscellaefiscellārum
dativefiscellaefiscellīs
accusativefiscellamfiscellās
ablativefiscellāfiscellīs
vocativefiscellafiscellae

fiscella, ae, f. (also fiscellus, i, m., Col. 12, 38, 6, v. fiscellus), dim. fiscina,
I. a small basket for fruit, cheese-forms, etc., woven of slender twigs, rushes, etc. (syn.: fscina, qualus, canistrum, calathus, sporta, corbis), Tib. 2, 3, 15; Verg. E. 10, 71; Ov. F. 4, 743; Col. 12, 18, 2; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 14.— As a muzzle for cattle, Cato, R. R. 54, 5; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 177.—As a form for cheese: fiscella = forma, ubi casei exprimuntur, Gloss. Isid.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -na Latin fiscina Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin fiscella From fiscina (“small wicker basket”) + -la (feminine diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianfiscella
  • Italianfistella
  • Sicilianfasceḍḍa
  • Sicilianvasceḍḍa

Quick answers

What does fiscella mean in Latin?
fiscella, a noun, means “small wicker basket”.
What is the genitive of fiscella?
The genitive singular is fiscellae. fiscella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fiscella?
In classical Latin, [fɪsˈkɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fiʃˈʃɛl.la].