butticula

Latin

Alternative forms

• buticula

Etymology

From buttis (“cask”) +‎ -cula (diminutive ending). First attested in the Antidotum Egias (‘cum vino bono in buticula’). Also found in the Reichenau Glossary.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /butˈti.ku.la/, [bʊt̪ˈt̪ɪkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /butˈti.ku.la/, [but̪ˈt̪iːkulä]

Noun

butticula f (genitive butticulae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. bottle, flask

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	butticula	butticulae
Genitive	butticulae	butticulārum
Dative	butticulae	butticulīs
Accusative	butticulam	butticulās
Ablative	butticulā	butticulīs
Vocative	butticula	butticulae

Descendants

• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: botelye
  • Old French: boteille (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Occitan: botelha
    • Occitan: botelha
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Spanish: botija (see there for further descendants)