avicella

Latin

Alternative forms

aucella

Etymology

From avicula +‎ la.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [a.wɪˈkɛl.la]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [a.viˈt͡ʃɛl.la]

Noun

avicella f (genitive avicellae); first declension

little bird

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	avicella	avicellae
genitive	avicellae	avicellārum
dative	avicellae	avicellīs
accusative	avicellam	avicellās
ablative	avicellā	avicellīs
vocative	avicella	avicellae

Descendants

>? Portuguese: Vizela
>? Spanish: avecilla

References

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