LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sitīcula

sitīcula f (genitive sitīculae)
Classical[sɪˈtiː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[siˈtiː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. a little thirst

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesitīculasitīculae
genitivesitīculaesitīculārum
dativesitīculaesitīculīs
accusativesitīculamsitīculās
ablativesitīculāsitīculīs
vocativesitīculasitīculae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰgʷʰéyti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰgʷʰey-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰgʷʰéytis
  5. Latinsitīcula

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin sitīcula From sitis (“thirst”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does sitīcula mean in Latin?
sitīcula, a noun, means “a little thirst”.
What is the genitive of sitīcula?
The genitive singular is sitīculae. sitīcula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sitīcula?
In classical Latin, [sɪˈtiː.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈtiː.ku.la].
Where does sitīcula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰéyti → Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰéytis → Latin sitīcula.