noun · femininefirst declension
nola1
nola f (genitive nolae)
Meaning
- feminineA nola: a small bell used in the choir during consecration.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nola | nolae |
| genitive | nolae | nolārum |
| dative | nolae | nolīs |
| accusative | nolam | nolās |
| ablative | nolā | nolīs |
| vocative | nola | nolae |
Nōla, ae, f. nolo,
I. the Unwilling, an appellation sarcastically given to the dissolute Clodia: in triclinio Coam, in cubiculo Nolam, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53.
nŏla, ae, f.,
I. a little bell:
jusserat (canem) in rabido gutture ferre nolam, Avien. Fab. 7, 8 dub. (al. notam).Nōla, ae, f.,
I. a city of remote antiquity in Campania, founded by the Ausonians, afterwards conquered by the Tuscans, and colonized by the Chalcidians, still called Nola, Liv. 9, 28; 23, 14; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63; Cic. Brut. 3, 12; Vell. 1, 7, 2 sq.; Just. 20, 1; Sil. 12, 161.—Hence,
A. Nōlānus, a, um, adj. (Nŏlānus, Prud. στεφ. 11, 308), of or belonging to Nola, Nolan:
ager, Liv. 23, 14: plebs, id. 24, 13; Sil. 12, 293.—In plur. as subst.: Nōlāni, ōrum, m., the Nolans, Liv. 8, 25 and 26.—B. Nōlensis, e, adj., of Nola: episcopus, Aug. Civ. Dei, 1, 10.
Origins
Traditionally reckoned from Nola in Italy, from its having been the supposed location of St Paulinus's introduction of bells to Christian ceremony, but possibly Onomatopoeic.