manicula

Latin

Etymology

From manus (hand) +‎ -icula.

Noun

manicula f (genitive maniculae); first declension

  1. A little hand

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative manicula maniculae
genitive maniculae maniculārum
dative maniculae maniculīs
accusative maniculam maniculās
ablative maniculā maniculīs
vocative manicula maniculae

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: manicchia, manecchia
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Vulgar Latin: *manibula, *manubella
    • French: manivelle (see there for further descendants)
    • Italian: manovella (see there for further descendants)
  • Borrowings:

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