arcella

From Latin arcella.

• IPA^(key): /arˈt͡ʃɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: ar‧cèl‧la

arcella f (plural arcelle)

1. a space, under the altar of early Christian churches, in which relics were stored
2. a decorated wedding chest

• calarle

Diminutive form of arca +‎ -ellus.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [arˈkɛl.la]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [arˈt͡ʃɛl.la]

arcella f (genitive arcellae); first declension

1. A small box
2. A square landmark

First-declension noun.

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