decipula

Latin

Alternative forms

• dēcipulum

Etymology

From dēcipiō (“catch, ensnare, entrap, beguile”) +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈki.pu.la/, [d̪eːˈkɪpʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃi.pu.la/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃiːpulä]

Noun

dēcipula f (genitive dēcipulae); first declension

1. snare, trap, gin

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēcipula	dēcipulae
Genitive	dēcipulae	dēcipulārum
Dative	dēcipulae	dēcipulīs
Accusative	dēcipulam	dēcipulās
Ablative	dēcipulā	dēcipulīs
Vocative	dēcipula	dēcipulae

Synonyms

• (trap): laqueus, pedica

References

• “decipula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• decipula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• decipula in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016