buccella

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of buccea.

Noun

buccella f (genitive buccellae); first declension

morsel, small mouthful
small bread divided among the poor

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	buccella	buccellae
genitive	buccellae	buccellārum
dative	buccellae	buccellīs
accusative	buccellam	buccellās
ablative	buccellā	buccellīs
vocative	buccella	buccellae

Derived terms

buccellāgō
buccelāris

Descendants

Romanian: bucea

References

buccella in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
buccella in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
buccella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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