anaticula

Latin

Etymology

From anas (“duck”) (stem anat-) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [a.naˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫa]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [a.naˈt̪iː.ku.la]

Noun

anaticula f (genitive anaticulae); first declension

diminutive of anas: duckling
(figuratively) duckie (term of endearment)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	anaticula	anaticulae
genitive	anaticulae	anaticulārum
dative	anaticulae	anaticulīs
accusative	anaticulam	anaticulās
ablative	anaticulā	anaticulīs
vocative	anaticula	anaticulae

Descendants

Catalan: nadilla
Italian: naticchia

References

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