noun · femininefirst declension
lectīcula
lectīcula f (genitive lectīculae)
Classical[ɫɛkˈtiː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[lekˈtiː.ku.la]
Meaning
- A small litter, especially (historical) a small lectica
- synonym of feretrum, a funereal litter
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lectīcula | lectīculae |
| genitive | lectīculae | lectīculārum |
| dative | lectīculae | lectīculīs |
| accusative | lectīculam | lectīculās |
| ablative | lectīculā | lectīculīs |
| vocative | lectīcula | lectīculae |
lectīcŭla, ae, f. dim. lectica,
I. a small litter or sedan.
I. In gen.:
lecticulā in curiam esse delatum, Cic. Div. 1, 26, 55: Scipio lecticulā in aciem illatus, Liv. 24, 42. —B. In partic.
1. A bier:
elatus est in lecticula sine ulla pompa funebri, Nep. Att. 22, 2.—2. A couch or settee, on which one lay while reading or writing:
lucubratoria lecticula, Suet. Aug. 78.—II. Transf., of a hen's nest, App. M. 9, p. 232.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lectīcula ae, f dim.
lectica, a small litter, sedan chair : lecticulā esse delatum: lecticulā in aciem inlatus, L.— A bier : elatus in lecticulā, N.
Origins
From lectīca + -ula (forming diminutives), from lectus (“bed, couch”) + -ica (“forming related nouns”), q.v.