assula

Latin

Alternative forms

astula

Etymology

Diminutive of axis / assis (“axis, wheel, axle”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.su.la/, [ˈas.sʊ.ɫa]

Noun

assula f (genitive assulae); first declension

splinter, shaving, chip, shiver
shingle

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	assula	assulae
Genitive	assulae	assulārum
Dative	assulae	assulīs
Accusative	assulam	assulās
Ablative	assulā	assulīs
Vocative	assula	assulae

Derived terms

assulātim
assulōsē
astella

Descendants

Italian: aschia
Sardinian: astua, astula, alcia, ascia, ascra
⇒ Vulgar Latin: *ascla
- Dalmatian: jasca (uncertain)
- Eastern Romance:
  - Aromanian: ashclje
  - Romanian: așchie
- Italian: ascola
- Old Occitan:
  - Catalan: ascla
- Old Portuguese: acha
  - Galician: acha
  - Portuguese: acha
- → Albanian: ashkë, ashër, ashkël (perhaps)
⇒ Vulgar Latin: *astella
- Dalmatian: sčela
- Old French: astelle
  - French: attelle
- Old Occitan:
  - Catalan: estella
- Old Portuguese:
  - Galician: estela
- Old Spanish:
  - Spanish: astilla

References

assula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
assula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
assula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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