LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

secūricula

secūricula f (genitive secūriculae)
Classical[sɛ.kuːˈrɪ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[se.kuˈriː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. little axe
  2. a component of a certain kind of cramping looking like an axe, called in Ancient Greek πελεκῖνος (pelekînos)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesecūriculasecūriculae
genitivesecūriculaesecūriculārum
dativesecūriculaesecūriculīs
accusativesecūriculamsecūriculās
ablativesecūriculāsecūriculīs
vocativesecūriculasecūriculae

sĕcūrĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. securis.
I. A little axe, a hatchet, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 114 sq.; Mart. 14, 35 in lemm. (but Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 177, sericulam).—
II. Transf., in carpentry, a mortise in the shape of a hatchethead, a dovetail, Vitr. 4, 7, 4; 10, 17 (10, 11, 8).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Latin secūris Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin cula Latin secūricula From secūris + cula.

Descendants
  • Englishsecuricula
  • Italiansecuricula

In English words that came into English from secūricula

  • securiculasecūricula

Quick answers

What does secūricula mean in Latin?
secūricula, a noun, means “little axe; a component of a certain kind of cramping looking like an axe, called in Ancient Greek πελεκῖνος (pelekînos)”.
What is the genitive of secūricula?
The genitive singular is secūriculae. secūricula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce secūricula?
In classical Latin, [sɛ.kuːˈrɪ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [se.kuˈriː.ku.la].