camella

== Asturian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === camella f (plural camelles) camel (beast of burden) == Corsican == === Alternative forms === camedda === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈmelːa/ === Noun === camella (masculine camellu, plural camelle) she-camel === References === “camella, camedda” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa == Latin == === Etymology === Diminutive form of camera, i.e. camera +‎ -la with regular assimilation of r to l. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kaˈmɛl.la] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kaˈmɛl.la] === Noun === camella f (genitive camellae); first declension a kind of drinking vessel: a wine-goblet, wine-cup, cup, or bowl ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Ancient Greek: κάμηλα (kámēla) → Andalusian Arabic: غَمَالَّة (ḡamālla) Catalan: gamella Galician: gamela Portuguese: gamela Spanish: gamella → French: gamelle → Italian: gamella === References === Ernout, Alfred; Meillet, Antoine (1985), “89”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots‎[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001 “cămella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “camella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “cămella”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 249/3. “camella” on page 262/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Syllabification: ca‧me‧lla === Noun === camella f (plural camellas) female equivalent of camello === Verb === camella inflection of camellar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “camella”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025