falcicula

Latin

Etymology

From falc- (“scythe”) +‎ -cula (diminutive ending). Attested from the fourth century CE.[1]

Noun

falcīcula f (genitive falcīculae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. scythe

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative falcīcula falcīculae
genitive falcīculae falcīculārum
dative falcīculae falcīculīs
accusative falcīculam falcīculās
ablative falcīculā falcīculīs
vocative falcīcula falcīculae

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Neapolitan: facecchia
    • Sicilian: faucigghia
  • North Italian:
    • Lombard: fugigia
    • Piedmontese: faussìa
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • >? Catalan: falzía
    • Franco-Provençal: faouceille
    • Old French: falcille, *falchille
    • Occitan: faucilha

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “falcīcula”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 380
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