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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
View of a group of eighteen guttae on the underside of a mutule.
Noun
gutta (plural guttae or guttas)
- (architecture) A small water-repelling, cone-shaped projection used in the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture.
Translations
Doric architectural element
Latin
Etymology
Unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡut.ta/, [ˈɡʊt.ta]
Noun
gutta f (genitive guttae); first declension
- a drop (of fluid)
- (in the plural) spots or specks (of an animal or stone)
- (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
- gutta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gutta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- GUTTA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “gutta”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- gutta in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- gutta in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray