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Rotella
Ro-tel′la
,Noun.
[NL., dim. of
rota
wheel; cf. LL. rotella
a little whell.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small, polished, brightcolored gastropods of the genus
Rotella
, native of tropical seas. Definition 2025
rotella
rotella
Italian
Noun
rotella f (plural rotelle)
- small wheel (in any context); roller
- (chiefly in the plural) wheel-shaped pasta
- a small round shield used in the 16th century
- (anatomy) rotula
Synonyms
- (rotula): rotula
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Late Latin, from rota (“wheel”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /roˈtel.la/, [rɔˈtɛl.la]
Noun
rotella f (genitive rotellae); first declension
- small wheel
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotella | rotellae |
| genitive | rotellae | rotellārum |
| dative | rotellae | rotellīs |
| accusative | rotellam | rotellās |
| ablative | rotellā | rotellīs |
| vocative | rotella | rotellae |
Descendants
- Italian: rotella
References
- ROTELLA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rotella”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- rotella in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016