noun · femininefirst declension
lingula
lingula f (genitive lingulae)
Classical[ˈlɪŋ.ɡʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈliŋ.ɡu.la]
Meaning
- femininetongue, a narrow strip of land
- femininetongue, a thong, flap, strap, or latchet of a shoe
Near-synonyms: lōrum, āmentum
- femininehistoricallingula, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 11 mL
- feminineskimmer, ladle, spoon, utensils for serving small amounts of wine, food, &c.
- feminineshortsword
- femininetongue, the reed of a flute
- femininelower arm, the shorter end of a lever, opposite the fulcrum from the user
- femininelower beam, the shorter side of the beam on some designs of scalebeam
- femininecuttlefish, particularly some species considered to be particularly similar to the shape of the tongue
- femininepoint, the pointed end of a post or stake, inserted into the ground
- femininetongue, a tongue-shaped extremity of a Roman water-pipe
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lingula | lingulae ligulae |
| genitive | lingulae ligulae | lingulārum ligulārum |
| dative | lingulae ligulae | lingulīs ligulīs |
| accusative | lingulam ligulam | lingulās ligulās |
| ablative | lingulā | lingulīs ligulīs |
| vocative | lingula | lingulae ligulae |
lingŭla, v. ligula.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lingula f dim.
lingua, a tongue of land : oppida in extremis lingulis, Cs.; see ligula.
Origins
From lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”), possibly influenced by lingō (“to lick”).
Borrowings
- Englishlingula
- Italianlingula
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianlingură
- Aromanianlingurã