oricla

Latin

Etymology

From auricula, which underwent syncope and monophthongisation. This term is attested in the Appendix Probi[1], a compilation of common mistakes written in the Late Antiquity.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈri.kla/, [ɔˈrɪ.kɫa]

Noun

oricla f (genitive oriclae); first declension

  1. (Vulgar Latin) ear
    • 3rd–4th century CE, Appendix Probi:
      auris non oricla
      [Use] auris, not oricla.

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