conchula

Latin

Etymology

From concha (“mollusk”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.kʰu.la/, [ˈkɔŋkʰʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ku.la/, [ˈkɔŋkulä]

Noun

conchula f (genitive conchulae); first declension

Diminutive of concha (“mollusk, mussel, oyster”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	conchula	conchulae
Genitive	conchulae	conchulārum
Dative	conchulae	conchulīs
Accusative	conchulam	conchulās
Ablative	conchulā	conchulīs
Vocative	conchula	conchulae

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Old Italian: gongola
- Neapolitan: vòngola
  - → Italian: vongola
- Sicilian: crocchia
West Iberian:
- Galician: cuncha
- Portuguese: concha
- Spanish: concha, concho
Borrowings:
- → Italian: concola (semi-learned)

References

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

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