hastula
Latin
Etymology
From hasta (“spear”) + -ula (diminutive ending).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhas.tʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈas.t̪u.la]
Noun
hastula f (genitive hastulae); first declension
- (literally) little spear
- (figuratively) little branch
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hastula | hastulae |
| genitive | hastulae | hastulārum |
| dative | hastulae | hastulīs |
| accusative | hastulam | hastulās |
| ablative | hastulā | hastulīs |
| vocative | hastula | hastulae |
Derived terms
References
- “hastula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hastula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.