obsequela
Latin
Alternative forms
- obsequella
Etymology
From obsequor (“I comply with”) + -ēla.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔp.sɛˈkʷeː.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ob.seˈkʷɛː.la]
Noun
obsequēla f (genitive obsequēlae); first declension
- compliance, obsequiousness
- Synonyms: obsequium, obsequentia
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obsequēla | obsequēlae |
| genitive | obsequēlae | obsequēlārum |
| dative | obsequēlae | obsequēlīs |
| accusative | obsequēlam | obsequēlās |
| ablative | obsequēlā | obsequēlīs |
| vocative | obsequēla | obsequēlae |
References
- “obsequela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- obsequela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- obsequela in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung