"apicula" meaning in Latin

See apicula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [aˈpɪ.kʊ.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [aˈpiː.ku.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From apis (“bee”) + -cula (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:af|apis|-culus<alt:-cula>|id=bee}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-kelos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-culus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "apicula", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="bee" data-lang="la" data-title="apicula" id="Latin:_bee">, {{lg|diminutive}} diminutive, {{af|la|apis<t:bee>|-culus<alt:-cula><pos:diminutive suffix>}} apis (“bee”) + -cula (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|apicula<1>}} apicula f (genitive apiculae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|apicula<1>}} Forms: apiculae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], apicula [nominative, singular], apiculae [nominative, plural], apiculae [genitive, singular], apiculārum [genitive, plural], apiculae [dative, singular], apiculīs [dative, plural], apiculam [accusative, singular], apiculās [accusative, plural], apiculā [ablative, singular], apiculīs [ablative, plural], apicula [singular, vocative], apiculae [plural, vocative]
  1. diminutive of apis (“bee”) Tags: declension-1, diminutive, feminine, form-of Form of: apis (extra: bee)

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apicula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apiculae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apicula<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "apicula f (genitive apiculae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apicula<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 4-syllable words",
        "Latin diminutive nouns",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Latin first declension nouns",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -culus",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "bee",
          "word": "apis"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "diminutive of apis (“bee”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apis",
          "apis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "diminutive",
        "feminine",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈpɪ.kʊ.ɫa]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈpiː.ku.la]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "apicula"
}

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