virguncula

Latin

Etymology

From virgō +‎ -cula.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /wirˈɡun.ku.la/, [wɪrˈɡʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]

Noun

virguncula f (genitive virgunculae); first declension

Diminutive of virgō (“little girl, maiden”)

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	virguncula	virgunculae
Genitive	virgunculae	virgunculārum
Dative	virgunculae	virgunculīs
Accusative	virgunculam	virgunculās
Ablative	virgunculā	virgunculīs
Vocative	virguncula	virgunculae

Synonyms

puellula

Descendants

English: virguncule

References

virguncula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
virguncula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
virguncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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