clavula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clāvula (scion, graft).

Noun

clavula (plural clavulas or clavulae)

  1. A ciliated bristle of some sea urchins
  2. A spicule of some sponges

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from clāva (staff, club) + -ula.

Pronunciation

Noun

clāvula f (genitive clāvulae); first declension

  1. graft, scion

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clāvula clāvulae
Genitive clāvulae clāvulārum
Dative clāvulae clāvulīs
Accusative clāvulam clāvulās
Ablative clāvulā clāvulīs
Vocative clāvula clāvulae

Descendants

  • English: clavula

See also

  • clāvulus

References

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