anaticula

Latin

Etymology

From anas (“duck”) (stem anat-) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.naˈti.ku.la/, [änäˈt̪ɪkʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.naˈti.ku.la/, [änäˈt̪iːkulä]

Noun

anaticula f (genitive anaticulae); first declension

Diminutive of anas: duckling
(figuratively) duckie (term of endearment)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	anaticula	anaticulae
Genitive	anaticulae	anaticulārum
Dative	anaticulae	anaticulīs
Accusative	anaticulam	anaticulās
Ablative	anaticulā	anaticulīs
Vocative	anaticula	anaticulae

Descendants

Catalan: nadilla
Italian: naticchia

References

“anaticula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“anaticula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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