fidiculae

Latin

Alternative forms

fidicula

Etymology

From fidēs (“chord”) +‎ -culae (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /fiˈdi.ku.lae̯/, [fɪˈd̪ɪkʊɫ̪äe̯]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fiˈdi.ku.le/, [fiˈd̪iːkule]

Noun

fidiculae f pl (genitive fidiculārum); first declension

a small stringed instrument, a small lute or cithern

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	fidiculae
Genitive	fidiculārum
Dative	fidiculīs
Accusative	fidiculās
Ablative	fidiculīs
Vocative	fidiculae

References

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

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