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Webster 1913 Edition
Canicula
‖
Ca-nic′u-la
,Noun.
[L.
canicula
, lit., a little dog, a diminutive of canis
dog; cf. F. canicule
.] (Astron.)
The Dog Star; Sirius.
Webster 1828 Edition
Canicula
CANICULA
,Definition 2024
Canicula
Canicula
English
Proper noun
Canicula
- (uranography) An alternative name of the star Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), Sirius.
Latin
Etymology
A diminutive of canis (“dog”). (canis + -cula)
Proper noun
Canīcula f (genitive Canīculae); first declension
- (uranography) An alternative name of the star Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), Sirius.
- (uranography) An alternative name of the constellation Canis major.
canicula
canicula
Latin
Noun
canīcula f (genitive canīculae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | canīcula | canīculae |
| genitive | canīculae | canīculārum |
| dative | canīculae | canīculīs |
| accusative | canīculam | canīculās |
| ablative | canīculā | canīculīs |
| vocative | canīcula | canīculae |
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: Canicula
- French: chenille, canicule
- Italian: canicola
- Polish: kanikuła
- Portuguese: canícula
- Romanian: caniculă
- Russian: кани́кулы (kaníkuly)
- Spanish: canícula
References
- canicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- canicula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- CANICULA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “canicula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.