catenula

Latin

Etymology

From catēna (“chain”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix). See also catēlla.

Noun

catēnula f (genitive catēnulae); first declension

1. diminutive of catēna (“chain”): small, decorative chain

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	catēnula	catēnulae
genitive	catēnulae	catēnulārum
dative	catēnulae	catēnulīs
accusative	catēnulam	catēnulās
ablative	catēnulā	catēnulīs
vocative	catēnula	catēnulae

References

• “catenula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “catenula”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.