matella
Latin
Etymology
From matula (“pot”) + -la (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [maˈtɛl.la]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [maˈt̪ɛl.la]
Noun
matella f (genitive matellae); first declension
- (small) pot or vessel for liquids
- chamberpot
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | matella | matellae |
| genitive | matellae | matellārum |
| dative | matellae | matellīs |
| accusative | matellam | matellās |
| ablative | matellā | matellīs |
| vocative | matella | matellae |
Synonyms
- (chamberpot): matelliō
References
- “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- matella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.