scopula

English

Etymology

Latin scopula (“little broom”)

Noun

scopula (plural scopulas or scopulae)

  1. A dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain insects.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scōpula, diminutive of scōpa (“broom”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔ.pu.la/, [ˈs̪kɔːpul̺ä]
  • Rhymes: -ɔpula
  • Stress: scòpula
  • Hyphenation: sco‧pu‧la

Noun

scopula f (plural scopule)

  1. (zoology) scopula

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

scōpa +‎ -ula

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskoː.pu.la/, [ˈskoː.pʊ.ɫa]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsko.pu.la/, [ˈskoː.pu.la]
  • (Vulgar) IPA(key): /ˈskoː.pu.la/, [ˈsko.bo.la]

Noun

scōpula f (genitive scōpulae); first declension

  1. diminutive of scōpa: small broom

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scōpula scōpulae
Genitive scōpulae scōpulārum
Dative scōpulae scōpulīs
Accusative scōpulam scōpulās
Ablative scōpulā scōpulīs
Vocative scōpula scōpulae

Descendants

References
  • scopula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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