nubecula
English
Etymology
From Latin nūbēcula, diminutive of nūbēs (“cloud”).
Noun
nubecula (plural nubeculae)
- (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
- (medicine) A slight spot on the cornea.
- (medicine) A cloudy object or appearance in urine.[1]
References
- ^ 1839, Robley Dunglison, “NUBECULA”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:
- “nubecula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From nūbēs (“cloud”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nuːˈbeː.kʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [nuˈbɛː.ku.la]
Noun
nūbēcula f (genitive nūbēculae); first declension
- diminutive of nūbēs
- cloudlet
- dark spot
- troubled expression
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nūbēcula | nūbēculae |
| genitive | nūbēculae | nūbēculārum |
| dative | nūbēculae | nūbēculīs |
| accusative | nūbēculam | nūbēculās |
| ablative | nūbēculā | nūbēculīs |
| vocative | nūbēcula | nūbēculae |
References
- “nubecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nubecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nubecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.