noun · femininefirst declension
laureola
laureola f (genitive laureolae)
Classical[ɫau̯ˈre.ɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[lau̯ˈrɛː.o.la]
Meaning
- femininea little garland of laurels
- broadlyfemininea little triumph
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | laureola | laureolae |
| genitive | laureolae | laureolārum |
| dative | laureolae | laureolīs |
| accusative | laureolam | laureolās |
| ablative | laureolā | laureolīs |
| vocative | laureola | laureolae |
laurĕŏla, ae, f. dim. laurea, lit.,
I. a little laurel crown or garland; hence, transf., a little triumph:
quod esset ad laureolam satis, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2.—Prov.: laureolam in mustaceo quaerere (a laurel branch in a laurel cake), i. e. to seek fame in trifles, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
laureola (lor-) ae, f dim.
laurea, a little triumph : quod esset ad laureolam satis.—Prov.: loreolam in mustaceo quaerere, i. e. to seek fame in trifles .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ola Latin laureola From laurea (“laurel”) + -ola (diminutive suffix).
Descendants
- Italianlaureola
- Spanishlaureola