faecula

See also: fæcula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive noun of faex (sediment).

Pronunciation

Noun

faecula f (genitive faeculae); first declension

  1. tartar deposited in a form of a crust by wine

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative faecula faeculae
Genitive faeculae faeculārum
Dative faeculae faeculīs
Accusative faeculam faeculās
Ablative faeculā faeculīs
Vocative faecula faeculae

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: φέκλη (phéklē)
  • English: fecula
  • Italian: fecola
  • Portuguese: fécula
  • Spanish: fécula

References

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