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)

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)

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