faecula

See also: fæcula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive noun of faex (“sediment”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfae̯.ku.la/, [ˈfae̯.kʊ.ɫa]

Noun

faecula f (genitive faeculae); first declension

tartar deposited in a form of a crust by wine

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	faecula	faeculae
Genitive	faeculae	faeculārum
Dative	faeculae	faeculīs
Accusative	faeculam	faeculās
Ablative	faeculā	faeculīs
Vocative	faecula	faeculae

Descendants

English: fecula
Italian: fecola
Portuguese: fécula

References

faecula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
faecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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