LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

tendicula

tendicula f (genitive tendiculae)

Meaning

  1. femininesnare, noose

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetendiculatendiculae
genitivetendiculaetendiculārum
dativetendiculaetendiculīs
accusativetendiculamtendiculās
ablativetendiculātendiculīs
vocativetendiculatendiculae

tendĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. tendo,
I. a little stretcher.
I. Lit.: vestimenta tendiculis diducta, Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 2.—
II. Trop. ( = fraus), a little snare, noose: aucupia verborum et litterarum tendiculae, Cic. Caecin. 23, 65: verborum tendiculas aucupemur, Ambros. de Fide, 3, 5, § 37; Vulg. Prov. 1, 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
  4. Proto-Italic*tendō
  5. Latintendicula

Latin -cula Latin tendicula From tendō (“to extend, stretch”) + -cula (instrument noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Romaniantindeche
  • Megleno-Romaniantindecľă
  • Old Navarro-Aragonesetinella

Quick answers

What does tendicula mean in Latin?
tendicula, a noun, means “snare, noose”.
What is the genitive of tendicula?
The genitive singular is tendiculae. tendicula is feminine, first declension.
Where does tendicula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ten- → Proto-Indo-European *tend- → Proto-Indo-European *téndeti → Proto-Italic *tendō → Latin tendicula.