cupula

See also: cúpula

English

Noun

cupula (plural cupulas or cupulae)

A cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from cūpa +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.pu.la/, [ˈkuː.pʊ.ɫa]

Noun

cūpula f (genitive cūpulae); first declension

A small tub or cask.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cūpula	cūpulae
genitive	cūpulae	cūpulārum
dative	cūpulae	cūpulīs
accusative	cūpulam	cūpulās
ablative	cūpulā	cūpulīs
vocative	cūpula	cūpulae

Descendants

→ English: cupula
→ German: Kübel
Italian: cupola (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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

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