"specula" meaning in Latin

See specula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈspɛ.kʊ.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈspɛː.ku.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Old Latin speciō Latin specula From Old Latin speciō + -ula (diminutive suffix) or -ula (instrument suffix); it is disputed whether these suffixes have the same ultimate origin. Compare speculum (“mirror”) (with similar formation, but different meaning and gender) and scopulus, from the same root, but through Ancient Greek. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:from|itc-ola:speciō|id=watchtower|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Old Latin speciō Latin specula [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*spekjō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "speciō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "specula", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="watchtower" data-lang="la" data-title="specula" id="Latin:_watchtower">, {{af|la|itc-ola:speciō|-ulus<alt:-ula><pos:diminutive suffix>}} Old Latin speciō + -ula (diminutive suffix), {{af|la|-ula<id:instrument><pos:instrument suffix>}} -ula (instrument suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|specula<1>}} specula f (genitive speculae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|specula<1>}} Forms: speculae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], specula [nominative, singular], speculae [nominative, plural], speculae [genitive, singular], speculārum [genitive, plural], speculae [dative, singular], speculīs [dative, plural], speculam [accusative, singular], speculās [accusative, plural], speculā [ablative, singular], speculīs [ablative, plural], specula [singular, vocative], speculae [plural, vocative]
  1. watchtower, lookout Tags: declension-1, feminine Derived forms: speculor
    Sense id: en-specula-la-noun-tkYpihxH Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ula (instrument), Latin terms suffixed with -ulus Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 39 27 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 63 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈspeː.kʊ.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈspɛː.ku.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin spēcula From spēs + -culus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:af|spēs|-culus<alt:-cula|id=hope|text=*|title=spēcula|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin spēcula [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*spēs", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "spēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "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" : "spēcula", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="hope" data-lang="la" data-title="spēcula" id="Latin:_hope"> From spēs + -culus. Head templates: {{la-noun|spēcula<1>}} spēcula f (genitive spēculae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|spēcula<1>}} Forms: spēcula [canonical, feminine], spēculae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], spēcula [nominative, singular], spēculae [nominative, plural], spēculae [genitive, singular], spēculārum [genitive, plural], spēculae [dative, singular], spēculīs [dative, plural], spēculam [accusative, singular], spēculās [accusative, plural], spēculā [ablative, singular], spēculīs [ablative, plural], spēcula [singular, vocative], spēculae [plural, vocative]
  1. slight hope Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-specula-la-noun-T9~n7em0 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 26 74 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 39 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{non-lemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|noun form}} specula
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of speculum Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: speculum
    Sense id: en-specula-la-noun-6-GbgoM1 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 39 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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