clavula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clāvula (“scion, graft”).

Noun

clavula (plural clavulas or clavulae)

  1. A ciliated bristle of some sea urchins
  2. A spicule of some sponges

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from clāva (“staff, club”) +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklaː.wu.la/, [ˈkɫaː.wʊ.ɫa]

Noun

clāvula f (genitive clāvulae); first declension

  1. graft, scion

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clāvula clāvulae
Genitive clāvulae clāvulārum
Dative clāvulae clāvulīs
Accusative clāvulam clāvulās
Ablative clāvulā clāvulīs
Vocative clāvula clāvulae

Descendants

See also
  • clāvulus

References
  • clavula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clavula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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