oricla

Latin

Etymology

From auricula, which underwent a 'rustic' monophthongisation of /au̯/ to /oː/ and then syncope of unstressed interconsonantal /u/.

Pronunciation
  • (Proto-Romance) IPA(key): /oˈrɪkla/

Noun

ōricla f (genitive ōriclae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin, proscribed) ear
    • 3rd–4th century C.E., Appendix Probi:
      auris non oricla
      [Say or write] auris, not oricla.

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ōricla ōriclae
Genitive ōriclae ōriclārum
Dative ōriclae ōriclīs
Accusative ōriclam ōriclās
Ablative ōriclā ōriclīs
Vocative ōricla ōriclae

Descendants

See also auricula.

References
  • Jensen, Frede. 1999. A comparative study of Romance. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. Page 45.
  • Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “auricula”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 52
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