securicula

English

Etymology

Latin secūricula.

Noun

securicula (plural securiculae)

A little axe, or a votive offering in that form.

Latin

Etymology

From secūris +‎ cula

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /se.kuːˈri.ku.la/, [sɛ.kuːˈrɪ.kʊ.ɫa]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /se.kuˈri.ku.la/, [se.kuˈriː.ku.la]

Noun

secūricula f (genitive secūriculae); first declension

little axe
a component of a certain kind of cramping looking like an axe, called in Ancient Greek πελεκῖνος (pelekînos)

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	secūricula	secūriculae
Genitive	secūriculae	secūriculārum
Dative	secūriculae	secūriculīs
Accusative	secūriculam	secūriculās
Ablative	secūriculā	secūriculīs
Vocative	secūricula	secūriculae

References

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

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