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Webster 1913 Edition


gutta


Gut′ta

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Guttae
(#)
.
[L.]
1.
A drop.
2.
(Arch.)
One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; – called also
campana
, and
drop
.
Gutta serena
[L., lit. serene or clear drop]
(Med.)
,
amaurosis.
Guttæ band
(Arch.)
,
the listel or band from which the guttæ hang.

Definition 2024


gutta

gutta

English

Frontal view of a group of six guttae forming a regula beneath a triglyph.
View of a group of eighteen guttae on the underside of a mutule.

Noun

gutta (plural guttae or guttas)

  1. (architecture) A small water-repelling, cone-shaped projection used in the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture.

Translations


Latin

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡut.ta/, [ˈɡʊt.ta]

Noun

gutta f (genitive guttae); first declension

  1. a drop (of fluid)
  2. (in the plural) spots or specks (of an animal or stone)
  3. (architecture) a small ornament under the triglyphs of a Doric column

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative gutta guttae
genitive guttae guttārum
dative guttae guttīs
accusative guttam guttās
ablative guttā guttīs
vocative gutta guttae

Derived terms

Descendants

References


Romansch

Alternative forms

Noun

gutta f (plural guttas)

  1. (carpentry, Rumantsch Grischun) nail