lacrimula
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive of lacrima.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈkri.mu.la/, [ɫ̪äˈkrɪmʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈkri.mu.la/, [läˈkriːmulä]
Noun[edit]
lacrimula f (genitive lacrimulae); first declension
- a little tear (drop of liquid from crying)
- (figuratively) a crocodile tear
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lacrimula | lacrimulae |
Genitive | lacrimulae | lacrimulārum |
Dative | lacrimulae | lacrimulīs |
Accusative | lacrimulam | lacrimulās |
Ablative | lacrimulā | lacrimulīs |
Vocative | lacrimula | lacrimulae |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “lacrimula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lacrimula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacrimula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- crocodiles' tears: lacrimula (Planc. 31. 76)
- crocodiles' tears: lacrimula (Planc. 31. 76)