noun · femininefirst declension
sūbula
sūbula f (genitive sūbulae)
Meaning
- shoemaker's awl
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sūbula | sūbulae |
| genitive | sūbulae | sūbulārum |
| dative | sūbulae | sūbulīs |
| accusative | sūbulam | sūbulās |
| ablative | sūbulā | sūbulīs |
| vocative | sūbula | sūbulae |
sūbŭla, ae, f.
I. Lit., an awl, Mart. 3, 16, 2:
aënea, Col. 6, 5, 4; Pall. Jun. 14, 3: perforabit aurem ejus subulā, Vulg. Exod. 21, 6; id. Deut. 15, 17. — II. Transf., a very small weapon:
subulā armatus, Sen. Ep. 85, 1; cf. prov.: subulā leonem excipis, id. ib. 82, 25.Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁-dʰleh₂, which consists of the root *syewH- (“sew”) and the suffix *-dʰlom (“tool suffix”). This becomes the Latin derivation suō (“to sew”) + -bula. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *šidlo (“awl”) (whence Bulgarian шило (šilo), Czech šídlo, Russian ши́ло (šílo) and others), and with Proto-Germanic *siwjaną (“to sew”). Compare typologically Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís) (nomen instrumenti of ῥάπτω (rháptō)).
Descendants
- Italiansubbia
- Portuguesesovela
- Romaniansulă
- Spanishsubilla
- Aromaniansulã
- Catalan (Algherese)sula
- Galiciansubela
- Venetansùbia
- Greekσούβλα