clavula

English

Etymology

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

Noun

clavula (plural clavulas or clavulae)

A ciliated bristle of some sea urchins
A spicule of some sponges

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈklaː.u̯u.la/, [ˈkɫ̪äːu̯ʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.vu.la/, [ˈkläːvulä]

Noun

clāvula f (genitive clāvulae); first declension

graft, scion

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

Related terms

clāva

Descendants

English: clavula

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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