butticula

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From buttis (cask) +‎ -cula (diminutive ending). First attested in the Antidotum Egias (‘cum vino bono in buticula’). Also found in the Reichenau Glossary.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    butticula f (genitive butticulae); first declension (Late Latin)

    1. bottle, flask

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative butticula butticulae
    genitive butticulae butticulārum
    dative butticulae butticulīs
    accusative butticulam butticulās
    ablative butticulā butticulīs
    vocative butticula butticulae

    Descendants

    • Gallo-Romance:
      • Franco-Provençal: botelye
      • Old French: boteille (see there for further descendants)
      • Old Occitan: botelha
    • Ibero-Romance: