arcella

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin arcella. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /arˈt͡ʃɛl.la/ Rhymes: -ɛlla Hyphenation: ar‧cèl‧la === Noun === arcella f (plural arcelle) a space, under the altar of early Christian churches, in which relics were stored a decorated wedding chest === Anagrams === calarle == Latin == === Etymology === Diminutive form of arca +‎ -ellus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈkɛl.la] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈt͡ʃɛl.la] === Noun === arcella f (genitive arcellae); first declension A small box A square landmark ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “arcella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “arcella”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.