gemmula

gemmula

See also: Gemmula

English

Noun

gemmula (plural gemmulae)

  1. Alternative form of gemmule (in various senses)

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin gemma
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ula
Latin gemmula

    From gemma (“bud, gem”) + -ula.

    Noun

    gemmula f (genitive gemmulae); first declension

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

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative gemmula gemmulae
    genitive gemmulae gemmulārum
    dative gemmulae gemmulīs
    accusative gemmulam gemmulās
    ablative gemmulā gemmulīs
    vocative gemmula gemmulae

    Descendants

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

    References

    • “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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