planetula

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From planēta (“planet”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Noun

planētula m (genitive planētulae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) small planet, minor planet
    • 2004, Reijo Pitkäranta, Novus planetoides inventus , Nuntii Latini 27.2.2004
      Planetulam reppererunt uranographi in schola superiore technica Californiae laborantes.
      Astronomers working at the California Institute of Technology discovered the minor planet.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative planētula planētulae
Genitive planētulae planētulārum
Dative planētulae planētulīs
Accusative planētulam planētulās
Ablative planētulā planētulīs
Vocative planētula planētulae

References
  • planetula in Ramminger, Johann (2024 April 14 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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