matella

Latin

Etymology

From matula (“pot”) +‎ -la (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /maˈtel.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːʲä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈtel.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːä]

Noun

matella f (genitive matellae); first declension

(small) pot or vessel for liquids
chamberpot

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	matella	matellae
Genitive	matellae	matellārum
Dative	matellae	matellīs
Accusative	matellam	matellās
Ablative	matellā	matellīs
Vocative	matella	matellae

Synonyms

(chamberpot): matelliō

References

“matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
matella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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