noun · femininefirst declension
similixula
similixula f (genitive similixulae)
Classical[sɪ.mɪˈlɪk.sʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[si.miˈlik.su.la]
Meaning
- feminineThe meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: some type of bread
Circuli, quod mixta farina et caseo et aqua circuitum aequabiliter fundebant. Hos quidam qui magis incondite faciebant uocabant lixulas et similixulas uocabulo Sabino: quae frequentia Sabinis.
116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 106-107
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | similixula | similixulae |
| genitive | similixulae | similixulārum |
| dative | similixulae | similixulīs |
| accusative | similixulam | similixulās |
| ablative | similixulā | similixulīs |
| vocative | similixula | similixulae |
Origins
Unknown, possibly from Sabine. The /i/ implies the closing of the vowel /ē/, a distinctly non-Latin feature. Alternatively, it may have formed via haplology of simila or similis and lixula. If this haplology is accepted, it is unlikely that the term belongs to a language other than Latin, although Varro implies that it is a Sabine term.