manicula

Latin

Etymology

From manus (“hand”) +‎ -icula.

Noun

manicula f (genitive maniculae); first declension

1. A little hand

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	manicula	maniculae
Genitive	maniculae	maniculārum
Dative	maniculae	maniculīs
Accusative	maniculam	maniculās
Ablative	maniculā	maniculīs
Vocative	manicula	maniculae

Derived terms

• *manicella

Descendants

• Catalan: manilla
  • → Spanish: manilla
    • → Portuguese: manilha
• ⇒ French: manivelle
• Spanish: manija
• → French: manicle
  • → English: manacle
• → Portuguese: manícula

References

• “manicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• manicula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• manicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.