helvella
Latin
Etymology
helvus (“yellow”) + -ella, feminine of -ellus
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɛɫˈwɛl.la]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [elˈvɛl.la]
Noun
helvella f (genitive helvellae); first declension
- a small potherb
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | helvella | helvellae |
| genitive | helvellae | helvellārum |
| dative | helvellae | helvellīs |
| accusative | helvellam | helvellās |
| ablative | helvellā | helvellīs |
| vocative | helvella | helvellae |
References
- “helvella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “helvella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers