LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nāvicella

nāvicella f (genitive nāvicellae)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latina small ship, a boat

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenāvicellanāvicellae
genitivenāvicellaenāvicellārum
dativenāvicellaenāvicellīs
accusativenāvicellamnāvicellās
ablativenāvicellānāvicellīs
vocativenāvicellanāvicellae

nāvĭcella (naucella), ae, f. dim. navis,
I. a small vessel, a boat, skiff (postclass.): navicellae, quae piscium capiendorum causā paratae sunt, Dig. 33, 7, 17, § 1 (al. naucellae).

Origins

A diminutive of nāvis

Descendants
  • Italiannavicella
  • Frenchnacellefrom Old French nacele
  • Englishnacellefrom Old French nacele
  • Normannachellefrom Old French nacele
  • Picardnachèlefrom Old French nacele

Quick answers

What does nāvicella mean in Latin?
nāvicella, a noun, means “a small ship, a boat”.
What is the genitive of nāvicella?
The genitive singular is nāvicellae. nāvicella is feminine, first declension.