avicella

Latin

Alternative forms

aucella

Etymology

From avicula +‎ la.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.u̯iˈkel.la/, [äu̯ɪˈkɛlːʲä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.viˈt͡ʃel.la/, [äviˈt͡ʃɛlːä]

Noun

avicella f (genitive avicellae); first declension

little bird

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	avicella	avicellae
Genitive	avicellae	avicellārum
Dative	avicellae	avicellīs
Accusative	avicellam	avicellās
Ablative	avicellā	avicellīs
Vocative	avicella	avicellae

Descendants

>? Portuguese: Vizela
>? Spanish: avecilla

References

“avicella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
avicella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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