flammula

Latin

Etymology

From flamma (“flame”) +‎ ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈflam.mu.la/, [ˈfɫ̪ämːʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈflam.mu.la/, [ˈflämːulä]

Noun

flammula f (genitive flammulae); first declension

a little flame

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	flammula	flammulae
Genitive	flammulae	flammulārum
Dative	flammulae	flammulīs
Accusative	flammulam	flammulās
Ablative	flammulā	flammulīs
Vocative	flammula	flammulae

Descendants

Old French: flamble
- Middle French: flambe
  - French: flambe

References

“flammula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“flammula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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