noun · femininefirst declension
tudicula
tudicula f (genitive tudiculae)
Meaning
- femininea machine for crushing olives
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tudicula | tudiculae |
| genitive | tudiculae | tudiculārum |
| dative | tudiculae | tudiculīs |
| accusative | tudiculam | tudiculās |
| ablative | tudiculā | tudiculīs |
| vocative | tudicula | tudiculae |
tŭdĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. tudes,
I. a small machine for bruising olives, Col. 12, 52, 7.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin tudicula From tudes (“hammer”) + -culus (diminutive).
In English words that came into English from tudicula
- ratatouilletudiculō