inducula

Latin

Etymology

From induo (to put on).

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Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈduː.ku.la/, [ɪnˈduː.kʊ.ɫa]

Noun

indūcula f (genitive indūculae); first declension

  1. a slip (kind of undergarment worn by women)
    • 254 BCE – 184 BCE, Plautus, Epidicus 2.2.39:
      Quid erat induta? an regillam induculam an mendiculam?
      What did she have on? The Princess style of slip, or the Beggarmaid?

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative indūcula indūculae
Genitive indūculae indūculārum
Dative indūculae indūculīs
Accusative indūculam indūculās
Ablative indūculā indūculīs
Vocative indūcula indūculae

References

  • inducula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inducula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inducula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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