assula

assula

Latin

Etymology

    From assis (axis, wheel, axle) +‎ -ula.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    assula f (genitive assulae); first declension

    1. splinter, shaving, chip, shiver
    2. shingle

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative assula assulae
    genitive assulae assulārum
    dative assulae assulīs
    accusative assulam assulās
    ablative assulā assulīs
    vocative assula assulae

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Late Latin: astla (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • assula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • "assula", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • assula”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.