"facula" meaning in Latin

See facula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈfa.kʊ.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfaː.ku.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Diminutive from fax (“torch”) + -ula. Etymology templates: {{af|la|fax|-ulus|alt2=-ula|t1=torch}} fax (“torch”) + -ula Head templates: {{la-noun|facula<1>}} facula f (genitive faculae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|facula<1>}} Forms: faculae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], facula [nominative, singular], faculae [nominative, plural], faculae [genitive, singular], faculārum [genitive, plural], faculae [dative, singular], faculīs [dative, plural], faculam [accusative, singular], faculās [accusative, plural], faculā [ablative, singular], faculīs [ablative, plural], facula [singular, vocative], faculae [plural, vocative]
  1. small torch Tags: declension-1, feminine

Inflected forms

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        "crossed with fascis"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "facula",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
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        "feminine"
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfaː.ku.la]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "faculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "faculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "facula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faculae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -ulus",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small torch"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "torch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[ˈfa.kʊ.ɫa]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfaː.ku.la]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "facula"
}

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