conucula
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From colucula (by long-distance dissimilation of l...l to n...l), from colus (“distaff”) + -ucula (diminutive suffix).
Noun[edit]
conucula f (genitive conuculae); first declension (Late Latin, Early Medieval Latin ?)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | conucula | conuculae |
| Genitive | conuculae | conuculārum |
| Dative | conuculae | conuculīs |
| Accusative | conuculam | conuculās |
| Ablative | conuculā | conuculīs |
| Vocative | conucula | conuculae |
Descendants[edit]
- French: quenouille
- Italian: conocchia
- → German: Kunkel
- Sicilian: cunocchia
References[edit]
- conucula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “colucula”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 928