hastula

Latin

Etymology

From hasta (“spear”) +‎ -ula (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhas.tu.la/, [ˈhäs̠t̪ʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.tu.la/, [ˈäst̪ulä]

Noun

hastula f (genitive hastulae); first declension

(literally) little spear
(figuratively) little branch

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hastula	hastulae
Genitive	hastulae	hastulārum
Dative	hastulae	hastulīs
Accusative	hastulam	hastulās
Ablative	hastulā	hastulīs
Vocative	hastula	hastulae

Derived terms

hastula rēgia

References

“hastula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
hastula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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