noun · femininefirst declension
sicilicula
sicilicula f (genitive siciliculae)
Meaning
- femininea little sickle
post sicilicula argenteola et duae conexae maniculae et / sucula.
then a little silver sickle and two joined little hands and a winch [or "and a little sow"].c. 211 BCE, Plautus, Rudens 4.4.1169 (trochaic septenarius)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sicilicula | siciliculae |
| genitive | siciliculae | siciliculārum |
| dative | siciliculae | siciliculīs |
| accusative | siciliculam | siciliculās |
| ablative | siciliculā | siciliculīs |
| vocative | sicilicula | siciliculae |
sīcīlĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. sicilis,
I. a little cutting instrument, a small sickle, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 125.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin sicilicula From sicilis (“sickle”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).; compare also sicilicus.