noun · femininefirst declension
sextula
sextula f (genitive sextulae)
Meaning
- femininethe sixth part of an uncia, the seventy-second part of an as
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sextula | sextulae |
| genitive | sextulae | sextulārum |
| dative | sextulae | sextulīs |
| accusative | sextulam | sextulās |
| ablative | sextulā | sextulīs |
| vocative | sextula | sextulae |
sextŭla, ae, f. (sc. pars) dim. sextus,
I. the sixth part of an uncia, and, accordingly, the seventy-second part of an as (v. as), Varr. L. L. 5, § 171 Müll.; Rhemn. Fann. Pond. 22: facit heredem ex duabus sextulis M. Fulcinium, etc., Cic. Caecin. 6, 17.—As a land measure, Col. 5, 1, 9; 5, 2, 2.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sextula ae, f dim.
sextus (sc. pars), the sixth part of an uncia, one seventy-second part of an as ; hence, one seventy-second : heres ex duabus sextulis, of one thirty-sixth .
Origins
From sexta (“sixth”) + -ula (forms a diminutive).