definition of the word acicula

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Latin pin for a head-dress

Singular
acicula

Plural
aciculae

acicula (plural aciculae)

One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.

Diminutive of acus (“‘needle’”)

(Classical) IPA: /aˈki.ku.la/, SAMPA: /a"kikula/
(Ecclesiastical) IPA: /aˈʧi.ku.la/, SAMPA: /a"tSikula/

acicula (genitive aciculae); f, first declension

a hairpin or hatpin

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	acicula	aciculae
genitive	aciculae	aciculārum
dative	aciculae	aciculīs
accusative	aciculam	aciculās
ablative	aciculā	aciculīs
vocative	acicula	aciculae

acia
acus

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