Querquetula

Latin

Etymology 1

From querquētum (wood of oaks).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Querquētula f sg (genitive Querquētulae); first declension

  1. an ancient city in Latium, mentioned only by Pliny
Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Querquētula
genitive Querquētulae
dative Querquētulae
accusative Querquētulam
ablative Querquētulā
vocative Querquētula
locative Querquētulae
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From querquētum (wood of oaks), from quercus (oak-tree) +‎ -ētum (plantation or grove), following Auckland, from Middle English ak (oak) + land.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Querquētula f sg (genitive Querquētulae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Auckland, New Zealand
Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Synonyms
Derived terms

References

  • Querquetula”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly