legiuncula

Latin

Etymology

legiō +‎ -cula

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /le.ɡiˈun.ku.la/, [ɫ̪ɛɡiˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /le.d͡ʒiˈun.ku.la/, [led͡ʒiˈuŋkulä]

Noun

legiuncula f (genitive legiunculae); first declension

1. A small legion

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	legiuncula	legiunculae
Genitive	legiunculae	legiunculārum
Dative	legiunculae	legiunculīs
Accusative	legiunculam	legiunculās
Ablative	legiunculā	legiunculīs
Vocative	legiuncula	legiunculae

Related terms

• legiō
• lēgionārius

References

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