astla

Latin

Alternative forms

astula (with reinsertion of /ŭ/)

Etymology

From Classical assula, with syncope and epenthesis of /t/. Attested in an inscription (CIL 6, 4444).

Noun

astla f (genitive astlae); first declension (Late Latin)

Alternative form of assula (“splinter”)

Derived terms

astella

Descendants

Late Latin: ascla

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “assŭla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 571

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