different between acicula vs aciculae

English

Etymology

Latin acicula (“pin for a head-dress”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?kj?l?

Noun

acicula (plural aciculae)

1. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.

Synonyms

• acicle

Translations

Further reading

• acicula at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin acicula (“hairpin”), diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?t??i.ku.la/
• Rhymes: -ikula
• Hyphenation: a?cì?cu?la

Noun

acicula f (plural acicule)

1. shepherd's needle (Scandix pecten-veneris)

   Synonym: spillettoni m pl

2. (zoology) acicula

Related terms

References

• acicula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of acus (“needle”) +? -cula.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a?ki.ku.la/, [ä?k?k???ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a?t??i.ku.la/, [??t??i?kul?]

Noun

acicula f (genitive aciculae); first declension

1. a hairpin or hatpin

Declension

First-declension noun.

Related terms

• acia
• acus
• acicularis

Descendants

• ? English: acicula
• ? Italian: acicula (learned)
• ? Portuguese: acícula

References

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

English

Noun

aciculae

1. plural of acicula

Latin

Noun

aciculae

1. genitive singular of acicula
2. dative singular of acicula
3. nominative plural of acicula
4. vocative plural of acicula