gemmula

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

gemmula (plural gemmulae)

  1. Alternative form of gemmule (in various senses)

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From gemma (“bud, gem”) +‎ -ula.

Noun[edit]

gemmula f (genitive gemmulae); first declension

  1. Diminutive of gemma:
    1. small bud
    2. small gem

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gemmula gemmulae
Genitive gemmulae gemmulārum
Dative gemmulae gemmulīs
Accusative gemmulam gemmulās
Ablative gemmulā gemmulīs
Vocative gemmula gemmulae

Descendants[edit]

  • English: gemmule
  • French: gemmule
  • Italian: gemmula
  • Old French: gemble
  • Piedmontese: zerma
  • Portuguese: gêmula

References[edit]

  • “gemmula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gemmula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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