matella

Latin

Etymology

From matula (“pot”) +‎ -la (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [maˈtɛl.la]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [maˈtɛl.la]

Noun

matella f (genitive matellae); first declension

1. (small) pot or vessel for liquids
2. chamberpot

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	matella	matellae
genitive	matellae	matellārum
dative	matellae	matellīs
accusative	matellam	matellās
ablative	matellā	matellīs
vocative	matella	matellae

Synonyms

• (chamberpot): matelliō

References

• “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “matella”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.