planetula

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From planēta (“planet”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Noun

planētula m (genitive planētulae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) small planet, minor planet
    • 2004, Reijo Pitkäranta, Novus planetoides inventus [1], Nuntii Latini 27.2.2004
      Planetulam reppererunt uranographi in schola superiore technica Californiae laborantes.
      Astronomers working at the California Institute of Technology discovered the minor planet.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative planētula planētulae
genitive planētulae planētulārum
dative planētulae planētulīs
accusative planētulam planētulās
ablative planētulā planētulīs
vocative planētula planētulae

References

  • planetula in Ramminger, Johann (29 July 2025 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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