aedicula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aedicula.

Noun

aedicula (plural aediculae)

  1. (art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
  2. A small shrine.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from aedēs (“a dwelling, sanctuary”) +‎ -cula.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈdi.ku.la/, [ae̯ˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫa]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɛˈdi.ku.la/, [ɛˈdiː.ku.la]
  • Audio (ecclesiastical)(file)

Noun

aedicula f (genitive aediculae); first declension

  1. diminutive of aedēs
  2. a small temple; chapel
  3. a small house or room

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative aedicula aediculae
genitive aediculae aediculārum
dative aediculae aediculīs
accusative aediculam aediculās
ablative aediculā aediculīs
vocative aedicula aediculae

Synonyms

Descendants

See also

References

  • aedicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aedicula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aedicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • aedicula in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aedicula in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.